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Moving to Indianapolis looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Indianapolis has a cost index of 79 vs 205 for Boston. Indianapolis is 126 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,510 to $1,356 (-61%).
If you earn the Boston median of $94,755, you would need approximately $36,515/year in Indianapolis to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 126 points (61%).
Median rent in Boston is $3,510/month. In Indianapolis it is $1,356/month — a difference of $2,154 per month, or $25,848 per year.
Moving to Indianapolis looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $36,515/year in Indianapolis. The median income there is $62,995.