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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Tampa is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Tampa has a cost index of 115 vs 101 for Philadelphia. Tampa is 14 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,734 to $1,968 (+13%).
If you earn the Philadelphia median of $60,698, you would need approximately $69,112/year in Tampa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 14 points (14%).
Median rent in Philadelphia is $1,734/month. In Tampa it is $1,968/month — a difference of +$234 per month, or $2,808 per year.
Moving to Tampa is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $69,112/year in Tampa. The median income there is $71,302.