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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Memphis is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Memphis has a cost index of 72 vs 89 for Austin. Memphis is 17 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,531 to $1,234 (-19%).
If you earn the Austin median of $91,461, you would need approximately $73,991/year in Memphis to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 17 points (19%).
Median rent in Austin is $1,531/month. In Memphis it is $1,234/month — a difference of $297 per month, or $3,564 per year.
Moving to Memphis is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $73,991/year in Memphis. The median income there is $51,211.