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Moving to Evansville looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Evansville has a cost index of 59 vs 72 for Memphis. Evansville is 13 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,234 to $1,010 (-18%).
If you earn the Memphis median of $51,211, you would need approximately $41,965/year in Evansville to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 13 points (18%).
Median rent in Memphis is $1,234/month. In Evansville it is $1,010/month — a difference of $224 per month, or $2,688 per year.
Moving to Evansville looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $41,965/year in Evansville. The median income there is $52,251.