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Moving to Tampa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Tampa has a cost index of 108 vs 160 for Cambridge. Tampa is 52 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,355 to $1,968 (-41%).
If you earn the Cambridge median of $126,469, you would need approximately $85,367/year in Tampa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 52 points (32%).
Median rent in Cambridge is $3,355/month. In Tampa it is $1,968/month — a difference of $1,387 per month, or $16,644 per year.
Moving to Tampa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $85,367/year in Tampa. The median income there is $71,302.
Estimated monthly essentials total $6,328 in Cambridge vs $4,026 in Tampa — a difference of $2,302/month ($27,624/year).
The median home price in Tampa is $369,079 vs $1,019,841 in Cambridge. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $1,866 in Tampa vs $5,157 in Cambridge.