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Moving to Denton looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Denton has a cost index of 100 vs 173 for Berkeley. Denton is 73 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,073 to $1,491 (-51%).
If you earn the Berkeley median of $108,558, you would need approximately $62,750/year in Denton to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 73 points (42%).
Median rent in Berkeley is $3,073/month. In Denton it is $1,491/month — a difference of $1,582 per month, or $18,984 per year.
Moving to Denton looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $62,750/year in Denton. The median income there is $73,719.