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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Chattanooga is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Chattanooga has a cost index of 88 vs 72 for Memphis. Chattanooga is 16 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,234 to $1,499 (+21%).
If you earn the Memphis median of $51,211, you would need approximately $62,591/year in Chattanooga to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 16 points (22%).
Median rent in Memphis is $1,234/month. In Chattanooga it is $1,499/month — a difference of +$265 per month, or $3,180 per year.
Moving to Chattanooga is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $62,591/year in Chattanooga. The median income there is $61,028.