Salary and cost of living

What your paycheque buys in each place

Enter what you earn and where you live now. We estimate the salary you'd need somewhere else to keep the same lifestyle, and whether a typical home there is within reach.

San Francisco → Austin

To live the same way in Austin, you'd need about US$57,000 a year.

Cost of living index
175 → 105
Your money goes
+67% further
Typical home (approx.)
US$550,000
On your income
A stretch
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Every place, compared with San Francisco

PlaceCost of livingSalary for the same lifestyleYour money goesTypical home
Saint John New Brunswick75US$40,714+133% furtherWithin reach
Sherbrooke Québec78US$42,343+124% furtherWithin reach
Baie-Saint-Paul Québec80US$43,429+119% furtherWithin reach
Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador80US$43,429+119% furtherWithin reach
Thunder Bay Ontario80US$43,429+119% furtherWithin reach
Regina Saskatchewan82US$44,514+113% furtherWithin reach
Fredericton New Brunswick82US$44,514+113% furtherWithin reach
Moncton New Brunswick82US$44,514+113% furtherWithin reach
Oklahoma City Oklahoma83US$45,057+111% furtherWithin reach
Memphis Tennessee84US$45,600+108% furtherWithin reach
Québec City Québec85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Winnipeg Manitoba85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Saskatoon Saskatchewan85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Lethbridge Alberta85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Sudbury Ontario85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Magog Québec85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Birmingham Alabama85US$46,143+106% furtherWithin reach
Little Rock Arkansas86US$46,686+103% furtherWithin reach
Cleveland Ohio87US$47,229+101% furtherWithin reach
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island88US$47,771+99% furtherWithin reach
Gatineau Québec88US$47,771+99% furtherWithin reach
Louisville Kentucky88US$47,771+99% furtherWithin reach
Ocean Springs Mississippi88US$47,771+99% furtherWithin reach
Detroit Michigan88US$47,771+99% furtherWithin reach
St. Louis Missouri89US$48,314+97% furtherWithin reach
Edmonton Alberta90US$48,857+94% furtherWithin reach
San Antonio Texas90US$48,857+94% furtherWithin reach
Knoxville Tennessee90US$48,857+94% furtherWithin reach
Indianapolis Indiana91US$49,400+92% furtherWithin reach
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Wolfville Nova Scotia92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Chattanooga Tennessee92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Cincinnati Ohio92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Kansas City Missouri92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Buffalo New York92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Omaha Nebraska92US$49,943+90% furtherWithin reach
Albuquerque New Mexico93US$50,486+88% furtherWithin reach
Myrtle Beach South Carolina93US$50,486+88% furtherWithin reach
Milwaukee Wisconsin93US$50,486+88% furtherWithin reach
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania93US$50,486+88% furtherWithin reach
Greenville South Carolina94US$51,029+86% furtherWithin reach
Columbus Ohio94US$51,029+86% furtherWithin reach
Montréal Québec95US$51,571+84% furtherWithin reach
Halifax Nova Scotia95US$51,571+84% furtherWithin reach
Asheville North Carolina95US$51,571+84% furtherA stretch
London Ontario95US$51,571+84% furtherA stretch
Kingston Ontario95US$51,571+84% furtherWithin reach
Lunenburg Nova Scotia95US$51,571+84% furtherWithin reach
Jacksonville Florida95US$51,571+84% furtherWithin reach
Savannah Georgia95US$51,571+84% furtherWithin reach
Tucson Arizona96US$52,114+82% furtherWithin reach
Houston Texas96US$52,114+82% furtherWithin reach
Duluth Minnesota96US$52,114+82% furtherWithin reach
New Orleans Louisiana98US$53,200+79% furtherWithin reach
Richmond Virginia98US$53,200+79% furtherWithin reach
Muskoka Ontario100US$54,286+75% furtherA stretch
Nashville Tennessee100US$54,286+75% furtherA stretch
Ottawa Ontario100US$54,286+75% furtherA stretch
Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario100US$54,286+75% furtherA stretch
Kamloops British Columbia100US$54,286+75% furtherA stretch
Tampa Florida100US$54,286+75% furtherWithin reach
Charlotte North Carolina100US$54,286+75% furtherWithin reach
Baltimore Maryland100US$54,286+75% furtherWithin reach
Orlando Florida101US$54,829+73% furtherWithin reach
Raleigh North Carolina102US$55,371+72% furtherA stretch
Wilmington North Carolina102US$55,371+72% furtherWithin reach
Colorado Springs Colorado103US$55,914+70% furtherA stretch
Dallas Texas103US$55,914+70% furtherA stretch
Fort Myers Florida103US$55,914+70% furtherWithin reach
Atlanta Georgia104US$56,457+68% furtherWithin reach
St. Petersburg Florida104US$56,457+68% furtherWithin reach
Minneapolis Minnesota104US$56,457+68% furtherWithin reach
Madison Wisconsin104US$56,457+68% furtherWithin reach
Kelowna British Columbia105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Mont-Tremblant Québec105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Austin Texas105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Burlington Vermont105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Calgary Alberta105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Penticton British Columbia105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Prince Edward County Ontario105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Las Vegas Nevada105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Phoenix Arizona105US$57,000+67% furtherA stretch
Philadelphia Pennsylvania106US$57,543+65% furtherWithin reach
Traverse City Michigan106US$57,543+65% furtherA stretch
Chicago Illinois107US$58,086+64% furtherWithin reach
Hamilton Ontario108US$58,629+62% furtherA stretch
Boise Idaho108US$58,629+62% furtherA stretch
Fredericksburg Texas108US$58,629+62% furtherA stretch
Denver Colorado110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Bend Oregon110US$59,714+59% furtherOut of reach
Golden British Columbia110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Courtenay British Columbia110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Salt Lake City Utah110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Missoula Montana110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Coeur d'Alene Idaho110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Charleston South Carolina110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
North Conway New Hampshire110US$59,714+59% furtherA stretch
Reno Nevada112US$60,800+56% furtherA stretch
Sarasota Florida112US$60,800+56% furtherA stretch
Ann Arbor Michigan112US$60,800+56% furtherA stretch
Lake Placid New York112US$60,800+56% furtherA stretch
Saratoga Springs New York112US$60,800+56% furtherA stretch
Scottsdale Arizona115US$62,429+52% furtherOut of reach
Nelson British Columbia115US$62,429+52% furtherA stretch
Collingwood Ontario115US$62,429+52% furtherA stretch
Nanaimo British Columbia115US$62,429+52% furtherA stretch
Fort Collins Colorado115US$62,429+52% furtherA stretch
Santa Fe New Mexico115US$62,429+52% furtherA stretch
Anchorage Alaska118US$64,057+48% furtherWithin reach
Fort Lauderdale Florida118US$64,057+48% furtherA stretch
Destin and 30A Florida118US$64,057+48% furtherOut of reach
Portland Maine118US$64,057+48% furtherA stretch
Victoria British Columbia120US$65,143+46% furtherOut of reach
Revelstoke British Columbia120US$65,143+46% furtherA stretch
Sacramento California120US$65,143+46% furtherA stretch
Durango Colorado120US$65,143+46% furtherOut of reach
Palm Springs California120US$65,143+46% furtherOut of reach
Flagstaff Arizona120US$65,143+46% furtherOut of reach
Bar Harbor Maine120US$65,143+46% furtherOut of reach
Canmore Alberta125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Toronto Ontario125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Miami Florida125US$67,857+40% furtherA stretch
Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Whitehorse Yukon125US$67,857+40% furtherA stretch
Fernie British Columbia125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Portland Oregon125US$67,857+40% furtherA stretch
Bozeman Montana125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Bellingham Washington125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Naples Florida125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Hilton Head Island South Carolina125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Stowe Vermont125US$67,857+40% furtherOut of reach
Jasper Alberta130US$70,571+35% furtherA stretch
Cape Cod Massachusetts132US$71,657+33% furtherOut of reach
Vancouver British Columbia135US$73,286+30% furtherOut of reach
Newport Rhode Island135US$73,286+30% furtherOut of reach
Whistler British Columbia140US$76,000+25% furtherOut of reach
Squamish British Columbia140US$76,000+25% furtherOut of reach
Sedona Arizona140US$76,000+25% furtherOut of reach
Hood River Oregon140US$76,000+25% furtherOut of reach
Washington DC District of Columbia140US$76,000+25% furtherA stretch
San Diego California145US$78,714+21% furtherOut of reach
Banff Alberta145US$78,714+21% furtherOut of reach
South Lake Tahoe California145US$78,714+21% furtherOut of reach
Boston Massachusetts145US$78,714+21% furtherOut of reach
Tofino British Columbia150US$81,429+17% furtherOut of reach
Seattle Washington150US$81,429+17% furtherOut of reach
Boulder Colorado150US$81,429+17% furtherOut of reach
Key West Florida150US$81,429+17% furtherOut of reach
Park City Utah160US$86,857+9% furtherOut of reach
Los Angeles California165US$89,571+6% furtherOut of reach
Steamboat Springs Colorado165US$89,571+6% furtherOut of reach
New York City New York165US$89,571+6% furtherOut of reach
San Luis Obispo California175US$95,000+0% furtherOut of reach
Honolulu Hawaii185US$100,429-5% less farOut of reach
Santa Barbara California190US$103,143-8% less farOut of reach
Jackson Wyoming220US$119,429-20% less farOut of reach

Cost of living indexes and typical home prices are approximate and for comparison only. "Within reach" assumes a home costing up to about 4.5× your yearly income, converted at C$1.41 per US$1 (Bank of Canada, Oct 21). Taxes, which differ a lot between provinces and states, are not included.