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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Seattle is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Seattle has a cost index of 128 vs 89 for Austin. Seattle is 39 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,531 to $2,187 (+43%).
If you earn the Austin median of $91,461, you would need approximately $131,539/year in Seattle to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 39 points (44%).
Median rent in Austin is $1,531/month. In Seattle it is $2,187/month — a difference of +$656 per month, or $7,872 per year.
Moving to Seattle is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $131,539/year in Seattle. The median income there is $121,984.