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Detroit, MI vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 5% lower than in Detroit, MI. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $95k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in Detroit, MI.

Salary in Detroit, MIEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in MITake-home in MO
$50,000$47,403$3,353/mo$3,170/mo
$75,000$71,104$4,867/mo$4,626/mo
$100,000$94,805$6,244/mo$5,922/mo
$150,000$142,208$8,951/mo$8,482/mo
$1,207Median rent, Detroit, MI
$1,113Median rent, St. Louis, MO

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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