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Birmingham, AL vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 8% higher than in Birmingham, AL. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $108k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in Birmingham, AL.

Salary in Birmingham, ALEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in ALTake-home in TX
$50,000$53,811$3,342/mo$3,785/mo
$75,000$80,716$4,851/mo$5,468/mo
$100,000$107,622$6,223/mo$7,045/mo
$150,000$161,433$8,920/mo$10,134/mo
$1,172Median rent, Birmingham, AL
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX

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.

Compare the other way: Houston, TX vs Birmingham, AL