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Los Angeles, CA vs St. Louis, MO

Overall prices in St. Louis, MO run 16% lower than in Los Angeles, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $84k in St. Louis, MO for every $100k you earn in Los Angeles, CA.

Salary in Los Angeles, CAEquivalent in St. Louis, MOTake-home in CATake-home in MO
$50,000$41,865$3,238/mo$2,821/mo
$75,000$62,797$4,695/mo$4,140/mo
$100,000$83,729$6,015/mo$5,317/mo
$150,000$125,594$8,608/mo$7,601/mo
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA
$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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