Phoenix Relocation Guide

FROM ONE PAYCHECK TO THE NEXT Want to know how living in Phoenix or Tucson compares to other cities in terms of how far your paycheck will get you? Assuming a $60,000 salary in the city you’re moving from and that you’d own a house in in one of the cities, we used a salary/cost of living calculator to help us figure out the rest. For example, if you made $60,000 after taxes in Los Angeles, CA, you’d need to make just $41,012 in Phoenix and $39,686 in Tucson to maintain the same standard of living. Here are the results: Source: Bankrate.com ARIZONA by the NUMBERS

Assuming a $60,000/year salary --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you’re moving from here….

In PHX you’d need to make…

In TUC you’d need to make…

If you’re moving from here….

In PHX you’d need to make…

In TUC you’d need to make…

Atlanta

57,597.60

55,735.74

Los Angeles

41,012.12

39,686.39

Baton Rouge

62,272.73

60,259.74

Miami

51,237.76

49,581.48

Boston

39,875.26

38,586.28

Minneapolis

53,179.30

51,460.26

Chicago

49,518.07

47,917.38

New York City

25,303.43

24,485.49

Cleveland

56,857.71

55,019.76

Pittsburgh

58,357.00

56,470.59

Dallas

59,875.13

57,939.65

Portland

44,432.43

42,996.14

Denver

52,500.00

50,802.92

Raleigh

63,580.11

61,524.86

Detroit

60,377.75

58,426.02

San Francisco

32,619.05

31,564.63

Houston

58,594.70

56,700.61

Seattle

41,012.12

39,686.39

Las Vegas

53,179.30

51,460.26

St. Louis

62,205.41

60,194.59

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