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Detroit, MI vs Seattle, WA

Overall prices in Seattle, WA run 11% higher than in Detroit, MI. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $111k in Seattle, WA for every $100k you earn in Detroit, MI.

Salary in Detroit, MIEquivalent in Seattle, WATake-home in MITake-home in WA
$50,000$55,401$3,353/mo$3,891/mo
$75,000$83,102$4,867/mo$5,608/mo
$100,000$110,803$6,244/mo$7,232/mo
$150,000$166,204$8,951/mo$10,406/mo
$1,207Median rent, Detroit, MI
$2,000Median rent, Seattle, WA

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: Seattle, WA vs Detroit, MI