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Houston, TX vs Boston, MA

Overall prices in Boston, MA run 10% higher than in Houston, TX. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $110k in Boston, MA for every $100k you earn in Houston, TX.

Salary in Houston, TXEquivalent in Boston, MATake-home in TXTake-home in MA
$50,000$54,885$3,530/mo$3,628/mo
$75,000$82,328$5,133/mo$5,219/mo
$100,000$109,771$6,598/mo$6,714/mo
$150,000$164,656$9,483/mo$9,631/mo
$1,430Median rent, Houston, TX
$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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