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Phoenix, AZ vs Charlotte, NC

Overall prices in Charlotte, NC run 6% lower than in Phoenix, AZ. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $94k in Charlotte, NC for every $100k you earn in Phoenix, AZ.

Salary in Phoenix, AZEquivalent in Charlotte, NCTake-home in AZTake-home in NC
$50,000$47,112$3,425/mo$3,169/mo
$75,000$70,668$4,976/mo$4,628/mo
$100,000$94,224$6,390/mo$5,926/mo
$150,000$141,335$9,170/mo$8,488/mo
$1,702Median rent, Phoenix, AZ
$1,473Median rent, Charlotte, NC

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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