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Moving to Surprise looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Surprise has a cost index of 112 vs 169 for San Diego. Surprise is 57 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $2,893 to $1,926 (-33%).
If you earn the San Diego median of $104,321, you would need approximately $69,136/year in Surprise to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 57 points (34%).
Median rent in San Diego is $2,893/month. In Surprise it is $1,926/month — a difference of $967 per month, or $11,604 per year.
Moving to Surprise looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $69,136/year in Surprise. The median income there is $93,371.