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Austin, TX vs Knoxville, TN

Overall prices in Knoxville, TN run 6% lower than in Austin, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $94k in Knoxville, TN for every $100k you earn in Austin, TX.

Salary in Austin, TXEquivalent in Knoxville, TNTake-home in TXTake-home in TN
$50,000$47,197$3,530/mo$3,342/mo
$75,000$70,796$5,133/mo$4,886/mo
$100,000$94,395$6,598/mo$6,270/mo
$150,000$141,592$9,483/mo$9,004/mo
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX
$1,145Median rent, Knoxville, TN

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

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