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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Beaumont is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Beaumont has a cost index of 74 vs 89 for Austin. Beaumont is 15 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,531 to $1,275 (-17%).
If you earn the Austin median of $91,461, you would need approximately $76,046/year in Beaumont to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 15 points (17%).
Median rent in Austin is $1,531/month. In Beaumont it is $1,275/month — a difference of $256 per month, or $3,072 per year.
Moving to Beaumont is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $76,046/year in Beaumont. The median income there is $57,530.