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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Wilmington is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Wilmington has a cost index of 98 vs 89 for Austin. Wilmington is 9 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,531 to $1,670 (+9%).
If you earn the Austin median of $91,461, you would need approximately $100,710/year in Wilmington to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 9 points (10%).
Median rent in Austin is $1,531/month. In Wilmington it is $1,670/month — a difference of +$139 per month, or $1,668 per year.
Moving to Wilmington is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $100,710/year in Wilmington. The median income there is $63,900.