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Buffalo, NY vs Detroit, MI

Overall prices in Detroit, MI run 5% higher than in Buffalo, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $105k in Detroit, MI for every $100k you earn in Buffalo, NY.

Salary in Buffalo, NYEquivalent in Detroit, MITake-home in NYTake-home in MI
$50,000$52,324$3,280/mo$3,500/mo
$75,000$78,485$4,758/mo$5,059/mo
$100,000$104,647$6,098/mo$6,500/mo
$150,000$156,971$8,733/mo$9,324/mo
$1,057Median rent, Buffalo, NY
$1,207Median rent, Detroit, MI

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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