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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Colorado Springs is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Colorado Springs has a cost index of 97 vs 91 for Phoenix. Colorado Springs is 6 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,556 to $1,667 (+7%).
If you earn the Phoenix median of $77,041, you would need approximately $82,121/year in Colorado Springs to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 6 points (7%).
Median rent in Phoenix is $1,556/month. In Colorado Springs it is $1,667/month — a difference of +$111 per month, or $1,332 per year.
Moving to Colorado Springs is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $82,121/year in Colorado Springs. The median income there is $83,198.