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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 106 for Peoria. Odessa is 12 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,821 to $1,612 (-11%).
If you earn the Peoria median of $93,403, you would need approximately $82,829/year in Odessa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 12 points (11%).
Median rent in Peoria is $1,821/month. In Odessa it is $1,612/month — a difference of $209 per month, or $2,508 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 $82,829/year in Odessa. The median income there is $73,030.