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Sacramento, CA vs Knoxville, TN

Overall prices in Knoxville, TN run 13% lower than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $87k in Knoxville, TN for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in Knoxville, TNTake-home in CATake-home in TN
$50,000$43,390$3,238/mo$3,087/mo
$75,000$65,086$4,695/mo$4,540/mo
$100,000$86,781$6,015/mo$5,823/mo
$150,000$130,171$8,608/mo$8,353/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$1,145Median rent, Knoxville, TN

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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