Paycheck Atlas

Detroit, MI vs Buffalo, NY

Overall prices in Buffalo, NY run 4% lower than in Detroit, MI. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $96k in Buffalo, NY for every $100k you earn in Detroit, MI.

Salary in Detroit, MIEquivalent in Buffalo, NYTake-home in MITake-home in NY
$50,000$47,780$3,353/mo$3,142/mo
$75,000$71,669$4,867/mo$4,579/mo
$100,000$95,559$6,244/mo$5,860/mo
$150,000$143,339$8,951/mo$8,386/mo
$1,207Median rent, Detroit, MI
$1,057Median rent, Buffalo, NY

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.

Compare the other way: Buffalo, NY vs Detroit, MI