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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Surprise looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Surprise has a cost index of 110 vs 98 for Abilene. Surprise is 12 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,758 to $1,926 (+10%).
If you earn the Abilene median of $62,720, you would need approximately $70,400/year in Surprise to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 12 points (12%).
Median rent in Abilene is $1,758/month. In Surprise it is $1,926/month — a difference of +$168 per month, or $2,016 per year.
Moving to Surprise looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $70,400/year in Surprise. The median income there is $93,371.