City costs, salaries and effective tax rates are static illustrative inputs, not current quotes or verified tax calculations. The model scales a USD 60,000 annual basket by city, household and lifestyle assumptions. Compare the salary scenarios and verify housing, relocation, visa, healthcare and tax costs before making a decision.
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Compare illustrative city costs and salary scenarios in USD. These estimates do not establish what a move would cost you.
Fictional example: the model gives a $120K remote salary $75,600 after estimated tax in SF.
Under the Lisbon assumptions, its cost-adjusted value is $236,727. Do the math.
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A ranked comparison under selected salary, budget and household assumptions.
Compare static modeled budgets across cities using your salary assumptions.
Uses a USD basket, household weights and simplified effective tax rates.
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The coded city indices are author estimates, not a verified city dataset. Numbeo is a general reference rather than provenance for each number. The legacy date annotation is February 2025; no capture or collection method is supplied. Check a current personal budget before relying on a comparison.
A static effective-rate assumption is applied to every salary in a city. It is not a progressive tax calculation and excludes your personal residency, citizenship, deductions and treaty treatment. Validate your own tax situation separately.
Convert your annual gross salary to USD before entering it. The budget baseline is USD 60,000 and local salary scenarios are in USD; entering an unconverted amount in another currency changes the result.
Answers remain in page memory and are not saved by this tool. Completion leaves the address clean. An optional input link contains salary and household assumptions; opening it can put those values in browser history and server logs.