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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Odessa is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Odessa has a cost index of 97 vs 88 for Des Moines. Odessa is 9 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,141 to $1,612 (+41%).
If you earn the Des Moines median of $63,966, you would need approximately $70,508/year in Odessa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 9 points (10%).
Median rent in Des Moines is $1,141/month. In Odessa it is $1,612/month — a difference of +$471 per month, or $5,652 per year.
Moving to Odessa is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $70,508/year in Odessa. The median income there is $73,030.