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Moving to Denver looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Denver has a cost index of 113 vs 151 for Boston. Denver is 38 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,510 to $1,818 (-48%).
If you earn the Boston median of $94,755, you would need approximately $70,909/year in Denver to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 38 points (25%).
Median rent in Boston is $3,510/month. In Denver it is $1,818/month — a difference of $1,692 per month, or $20,304 per year.
Moving to Denver looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $70,909/year in Denver. The median income there is $91,681.
Estimated monthly essentials total $6,326 in Boston vs $3,964 in Denver — a difference of $2,362/month ($28,344/year).
The median home price in Denver is $530,920 vs $768,702 in Boston. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $2,685 in Denver vs $3,887 in Boston.