Compare Cost of Living Between States
Pick any two states to compare taxes, housing, income, and everyday costs side by side — and see what salary you'd need in one state to match your lifestyle in the other.
| State income tax | 1.0%–13.3% | None |
| Median home price | $775,550 | $302,550 |
| Median household income | $100,149 | $79,721 |
| Monthly cost of living | $4,097 | $3,591 |
| Electricity (¢/kWh) | 35.25 | 16.99 |
Salary equivalence
buys the same lifestyle as $79,611 in Texas
Texas costs 87.6% of California's cost of living; figure accounts for both states' income taxes. An estimate, not financial advice.
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How salary equivalence works
A dollar goes further in some states than others. The salary-equivalence figure answers a practical question: to keep the same standard of living after a move, what would you need to earn? We take your after-tax income in the first state, adjust it for the cost-of-living difference between the two states, and then work out the gross salary in the second state that leaves you with the same purchasing power — accounting for each state's income tax.