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City to city 2026

City-to-city cost of living comparison

Pick any two of 149 U.S. metro areas to see the salary you'd need, the tax and rent difference, and what the move costs.

By Data reviewed Data: BEA, Census ACS, IRS, FEMA (methodology)

Equal salary in Miami: $89,000

Compare any two of 149 U.S. metro areas. All cities

To keep the same lifestyle, you need about $89,000 in Miami, FL to match $100,000 in New York, NY ($11,000 less), after 2026 taxes and local prices.

Single filer, W-2 salary. Florida has no state income tax on wages; New York does; includes New York City resident tax $3,441 (inside city limits).

Take-home in New York
$70,467
29.5% total tax
Take-home in Miami
$79,180
20.8% total tax
Prices in Miami
+1.4%
vs New York (BEA 2024)
Renting: change after selected costs
+$5,730
per year, after taxes, rent and power; excludes food, transport, healthcare, child care and moving costs

See the full Miami cost of living report

The most common city-to-city moves

Ranked by households that moved between metro areas in 2022–2023 (IRS). Numbers for a $100,000 salary.

The 40 most common moves between the metro areas we cover: households that moved, the salary needed in the new city to match $100,000, and the change in prices
MoveHouseholdsEqual salaryPrices
Los Angeles, CA → Riverside, CA41,500$92,300-6.3%
Riverside, CA → Los Angeles, CA26,275$108,200+6.8%
New York, NY → Miami, FL17,217$89,000+1.4%
New York, NY → Philadelphia, PA17,010$87,200-8.9%
San Jose, CA → San Francisco, CA15,641$105,700+4.7%
Washington, D.C. → Baltimore, MD14,713$98,200-4.0%
Baltimore, MD → Washington, D.C.12,103$101,900+4.2%
San Francisco, CA → San Jose, CA11,758$94,500-4.5%
Philadelphia, PA → New York, NY10,894$114,800+9.7%
Los Angeles, CA → San Diego, CA10,455$98,200-1.5%
Miami, FL → Orlando, FL9,136$87,400-11.2%
Miami, FL → New York, NY9,096$112,600-1.4%
Boston, MA → Providence, RI9,092$91,700-6.0%
New York, NY → Los Angeles, CA8,964$97,100+0.9%
Orlando, FL → Lakeland, FL8,908$95,200-4.2%
San Francisco, CA → Los Angeles, CA8,569$97,900-1.7%
Boston, MA → New York, NY8,431$110,600+4.0%
New York, NY → Bridgeport, CT8,417$89,300-5.1%
San Diego, CA → Los Angeles, CA8,257$101,900+1.5%
Miami, FL → Port St. Lucie, FL8,105$86,200-12.3%
Houston, TX → Dallas, TX8,093$105,100+4.6%
Los Angeles, CA → San Francisco, CA8,041$102,100+1.8%
Los Angeles, CA → New York, NY8,034$102,800-0.9%
New York, NY → Washington, D.C.8,033$91,100-3.3%
San Diego, CA → Riverside, CA7,896$94,000-4.9%
Los Angeles, CA → Las Vegas, NV7,816$78,800-11.8%
New York, NY → Poughkeepsie, NY7,773$91,500-2.8%
New York, NY → Boston, MA7,622$90,500-3.8%
Washington, D.C. → New York, NY7,558$109,400+3.4%
Boston, MA → Worcester, MA7,548$93,900-5.4%
Dallas, TX → Houston, TX7,455$95,100-4.4%
Houston, TX → Austin, TX7,107$99,400-0.5%
San Francisco, CA → Sacramento, CA6,939$90,600-7.7%
Riverside, CA → San Diego, CA6,757$106,300+5.2%
Providence, RI → Boston, MA6,739$108,900+6.4%
Los Angeles, CA → Oxnard, CA6,680$96,700-2.7%
New York, NY → Orlando, FL6,562$77,700-9.9%
Dallas, TX → Austin, TX6,408$94,500-4.8%
Austin, TX → San Antonio, TX6,106$96,100-3.5%
New York, NY → Tampa, FL6,018$77,200-10.4%

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