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Moving to St Louis is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
St Louis has a cost index of 89 vs 97 for Joliet. St Louis is 8 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,559 to $1,326 (-15%).
If you earn the Joliet median of $88,026, you would need approximately $80,766/year in St Louis to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 8 points (8%).
Median rent in Joliet is $1,559/month. In St Louis it is $1,326/month — a difference of $233 per month, or $2,796 per year.
Moving to St Louis is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $80,766/year in St Louis. The median income there is $55,279.
Estimated monthly essentials total $3,410 in Joliet vs $3,046 in St Louis — a difference of $364/month ($4,368/year).
The median home price in St Louis is $179,917 vs $255,981 in Joliet. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $910 in St Louis vs $1,294 in Joliet.