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Boston, MA vs Houston, TX

Overall prices in Houston, TX run 9% lower than in Boston, MA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $91k in Houston, TX for every $100k you earn in Boston, MA.

Salary in Boston, MAEquivalent in Houston, TXTake-home in MATake-home in TX
$50,000$45,549$3,321/mo$3,232/mo
$75,000$68,324$4,820/mo$4,741/mo
$100,000$91,099$6,182/mo$6,076/mo
$150,000$136,648$8,858/mo$8,722/mo
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA
$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.

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