Cost of Living Calculator
Enter your current salary and select two locations to see what you'd need to earn at your destination to maintain the same standard of living. Our calculator compares real price data across seven categories — housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment, clothing, and childcare — to calculate an equivalent salary.
Whether you're considering a job offer in another city or planning a move abroad, make informed decisions with cost-of-living indices built from real user-contributed data across hundreds of cities, US states, and countries worldwide.
Calculate Your Equivalent Salary
Select where you're moving from and to.
Your Current Annual Income
Frequently Asked Questions
Our calculator is based on real price data contributed by users. Each location has a confidence score based on how much data we have. Cities and countries with more contributors tend to have more accurate indices. We regularly update our data to reflect current prices.
No. This calculator compares the cost of goods and services between locations, not tax rates. Your equivalent salary reflects what you'd need to spend the same amount on housing, groceries, transportation, and other everyday expenses. Tax differences between locations can significantly affect your take-home pay and should be considered separately.
It depends on where you're moving from. For example, someone earning $75,000 in a mid-range US city might need $100,000 or more in New York City to maintain the same lifestyle, primarily due to higher housing costs. Use the calculator above to get a personalized estimate based on your current location and income.
We calculate a cost-of-living index for each location by comparing prices across seven categories: housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment, clothing, and childcare. Each category is weighted and compared against an anchor location (e.g., the USA for countries, New York City for cities). The resulting index tells you how expensive a location is relative to the anchor.