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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Odessa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Odessa has a cost index of 94 vs 91 for Fort Worth. Odessa is 3 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,554 to $1,612 (+4%).
If you earn the Fort Worth median of $76,602, you would need approximately $79,127/year in Odessa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 3 points (3%).
Median rent in Fort Worth is $1,554/month. In Odessa it is $1,612/month — a difference of +$58 per month, or $696 per year.
Moving to Odessa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $79,127/year in Odessa. The median income there is $73,030.