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Moving to Lansing is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Lansing has a cost index of 88 vs 110 for Surprise. Lansing is 22 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,926 to $1,283 (-33%).
If you earn the Surprise median of $93,371, you would need approximately $74,697/year in Lansing to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 22 points (20%).
Median rent in Surprise is $1,926/month. In Lansing it is $1,283/month — a difference of $643 per month, or $7,716 per year.
Moving to Lansing is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $74,697/year in Lansing. The median income there is $52,170.
Estimated monthly essentials total $4,011 in Surprise vs $2,969 in Lansing — a difference of $1,042/month ($12,504/year).
The median home price in Lansing is $158,722 vs $421,071 in Surprise. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $803 in Lansing vs $2,129 in Surprise.