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Boston, MA vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 12% lower than in Boston, MA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $88k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in Boston, MA.

Salary in Boston, MAEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in MATake-home in MO
$50,000$43,914$3,321/mo$2,950/mo
$75,000$65,871$4,820/mo$4,334/mo
$100,000$87,828$6,182/mo$5,541/mo
$150,000$131,742$8,858/mo$7,927/mo
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO

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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