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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Lexington is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Lexington has a cost index of 87 vs 89 for Austin. Lexington is 2 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,531 to $1,487 (-3%).
If you earn the Austin median of $91,461, you would need approximately $89,406/year in Lexington to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 2 points (2%).
Median rent in Austin is $1,531/month. In Lexington it is $1,487/month — a difference of $44 per month, or $528 per year.
Moving to Lexington is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $89,406/year in Lexington. The median income there is $67,631.