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Moving to Louisville looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Louisville has a cost index of 79 vs 101 for Philadelphia. Louisville is 22 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,734 to $1,352 (-22%).
If you earn the Philadelphia median of $60,698, you would need approximately $47,477/year in Louisville to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 22 points (22%).
Median rent in Philadelphia is $1,734/month. In Louisville it is $1,352/month — a difference of $382 per month, or $4,584 per year.
Moving to Louisville looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $47,477/year in Louisville. The median income there is $64,731.