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Detroit, MI vs Austin, TX

Overall prices in Austin, TX run 2% lower than in Detroit, MI. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $98k in Austin, TX for every $100k you earn in Detroit, MI.

Salary in Detroit, MIEquivalent in Austin, TXTake-home in MITake-home in TX
$50,000$48,887$3,353/mo$3,455/mo
$75,000$73,331$4,867/mo$5,035/mo
$100,000$97,775$6,244/mo$6,468/mo
$150,000$146,662$8,951/mo$9,292/mo
$1,207Median rent, Detroit, MI
$1,726Median rent, Austin, 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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