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Fresno, CA vs Phoenix, AZ

Overall prices in Phoenix, AZ run 1% higher than in Fresno, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $101k in Phoenix, AZ for every $100k you earn in Fresno, CA.

Salary in Fresno, CAEquivalent in Phoenix, AZTake-home in CATake-home in AZ
$50,000$50,567$3,238/mo$3,462/mo
$75,000$75,850$4,695/mo$5,025/mo
$100,000$101,134$6,015/mo$6,454/mo
$150,000$151,700$8,608/mo$9,263/mo
$1,392Median rent, Fresno, CA
$1,702Median rent, Phoenix, AZ

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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