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Austin, TX vs Raleigh, NC

Overall prices in Raleigh, NC run 0% higher than in Austin, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $100k in Raleigh, NC for every $100k you earn in Austin, TX.

Salary in Austin, TXEquivalent in Raleigh, NCTake-home in TXTake-home in NC
$50,000$50,046$3,530/mo$3,355/mo
$75,000$75,070$5,133/mo$4,871/mo
$100,000$100,093$6,598/mo$6,249/mo
$150,000$150,139$9,483/mo$8,959/mo
$1,726Median rent, Austin, TX
$1,573Median rent, Raleigh, NC

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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