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Buffalo, NY vs Milwaukee, WI

Overall prices in Milwaukee, WI run 1% higher than in Buffalo, NY. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in Milwaukee, WI for every $100k you earn in Buffalo, NY.

Salary in Buffalo, NYEquivalent in Milwaukee, WITake-home in NYTake-home in WI
$50,000$50,570$3,280/mo$3,344/mo
$75,000$75,855$4,758/mo$4,848/mo
$100,000$101,140$6,098/mo$6,218/mo
$150,000$151,711$8,733/mo$8,910/mo
$1,057Median rent, Buffalo, NY
$1,139Median rent, Milwaukee, WI

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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