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Sacramento, CA vs Detroit, MI

Overall prices in Detroit, MI run 6% lower than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $94k in Detroit, MI for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Detroit, MITake-home in CATake-home in MI
$50,000$47,013$3,238/mo$3,163/mo
$75,000$70,520$4,695/mo$4,620/mo
$100,000$94,026$6,015/mo$5,915/mo
$150,000$141,040$8,608/mo$8,473/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$1,207Median rent, Detroit, MI

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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