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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Irving is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Irving has a cost index of 101 vs 110 for Surprise. Irving is 9 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,926 to $1,587 (-18%).
If you earn the Surprise median of $93,371, you would need approximately $85,732/year in Irving to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 9 points (8%).
Median rent in Surprise is $1,926/month. In Irving it is $1,587/month — a difference of $339 per month, or $4,068 per year.
Moving to Irving is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $85,732/year in Irving. The median income there is $79,641.