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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Surprise is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Surprise has a cost index of 112 vs 93 for Irving. Surprise is 19 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,587 to $1,926 (+21%).
If you earn the Irving median of $79,641, you would need approximately $95,912/year in Surprise to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 19 points (20%).
Median rent in Irving is $1,587/month. In Surprise it is $1,926/month — a difference of +$339 per month, or $4,068 per year.
Moving to Surprise is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $95,912/year in Surprise. The median income there is $93,371.