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Fresno, CA vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 6% higher than in Fresno, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $106k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in Fresno, CA.

Salary in Fresno, CAEquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in CATake-home in MA
$50,000$52,989$3,238/mo$3,509/mo
$75,000$79,484$4,695/mo$5,064/mo
$100,000$105,979$6,015/mo$6,507/mo
$150,000$158,968$8,608/mo$9,331/mo
$1,392Median rent, Fresno, CA
$2,023Median rent, Boston, MA

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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