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Moving to Indianapolis looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Indianapolis has a cost index of 79 vs 224 for San Francisco. Indianapolis is 145 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,830 to $1,356 (-65%).
If you earn the San Francisco median of $141,446, you would need approximately $49,885/year in Indianapolis to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 145 points (65%).
Median rent in San Francisco is $3,830/month. In Indianapolis it is $1,356/month — a difference of $2,474 per month, or $29,688 per year.
Moving to Indianapolis looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $49,885/year in Indianapolis. The median income there is $62,995.