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.

an average place → Burlington

To live the same way in Burlington, you'd need about US$99,750 a year.

Cost of living index
100 → 105
Your money goes
-5% less far
Typical home (approx.)
US$450,000
On your income
A stretch
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Every place, compared with an average place

PlaceCost of livingSalary for the same lifestyleYour money goesTypical home
Saint John New Brunswick75US$71,250+33% furtherWithin reach
Sherbrooke Québec78US$74,100+28% furtherWithin reach
Baie-Saint-Paul Québec80US$76,000+25% furtherWithin reach
Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador80US$76,000+25% furtherWithin reach
Thunder Bay Ontario80US$76,000+25% furtherWithin reach
Regina Saskatchewan82US$77,900+22% furtherWithin reach
Fredericton New Brunswick82US$77,900+22% furtherWithin reach
Moncton New Brunswick82US$77,900+22% furtherWithin reach
Oklahoma City Oklahoma83US$78,850+20% furtherWithin reach
Memphis Tennessee84US$79,800+19% furtherWithin reach
Québec City Québec85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Winnipeg Manitoba85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Saskatoon Saskatchewan85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Lethbridge Alberta85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Sudbury Ontario85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Magog Québec85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Birmingham Alabama85US$80,750+18% furtherWithin reach
Little Rock Arkansas86US$81,700+16% furtherWithin reach
Cleveland Ohio87US$82,650+15% furtherWithin reach
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island88US$83,600+14% furtherWithin reach
Gatineau Québec88US$83,600+14% furtherWithin reach
Louisville Kentucky88US$83,600+14% furtherWithin reach
Ocean Springs Mississippi88US$83,600+14% furtherWithin reach
Detroit Michigan88US$83,600+14% furtherWithin reach
St. Louis Missouri89US$84,550+12% furtherWithin reach
Edmonton Alberta90US$85,500+11% furtherWithin reach
San Antonio Texas90US$85,500+11% furtherWithin reach
Knoxville Tennessee90US$85,500+11% furtherWithin reach
Indianapolis Indiana91US$86,450+10% furtherWithin reach
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Wolfville Nova Scotia92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Chattanooga Tennessee92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Cincinnati Ohio92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Kansas City Missouri92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Buffalo New York92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Omaha Nebraska92US$87,400+9% furtherWithin reach
Albuquerque New Mexico93US$88,350+8% furtherWithin reach
Myrtle Beach South Carolina93US$88,350+8% furtherWithin reach
Milwaukee Wisconsin93US$88,350+8% furtherWithin reach
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania93US$88,350+8% furtherWithin reach
Greenville South Carolina94US$89,300+6% furtherWithin reach
Columbus Ohio94US$89,300+6% furtherWithin reach
Montréal Québec95US$90,250+5% furtherWithin reach
Halifax Nova Scotia95US$90,250+5% furtherWithin reach
Asheville North Carolina95US$90,250+5% furtherA stretch
London Ontario95US$90,250+5% furtherA stretch
Kingston Ontario95US$90,250+5% furtherWithin reach
Lunenburg Nova Scotia95US$90,250+5% furtherWithin reach
Jacksonville Florida95US$90,250+5% furtherWithin reach
Savannah Georgia95US$90,250+5% furtherWithin reach
Tucson Arizona96US$91,200+4% furtherWithin reach
Houston Texas96US$91,200+4% furtherWithin reach
Duluth Minnesota96US$91,200+4% furtherWithin reach
New Orleans Louisiana98US$93,100+2% furtherWithin reach
Richmond Virginia98US$93,100+2% furtherWithin reach
Muskoka Ontario100US$95,000+0% furtherA stretch
Nashville Tennessee100US$95,000+0% furtherA stretch
Ottawa Ontario100US$95,000+0% furtherA stretch
Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario100US$95,000+0% furtherA stretch
Kamloops British Columbia100US$95,000+0% furtherA stretch
Tampa Florida100US$95,000+0% furtherWithin reach
Charlotte North Carolina100US$95,000+0% furtherWithin reach
Baltimore Maryland100US$95,000+0% furtherWithin reach
Orlando Florida101US$95,950-1% less farWithin reach
Raleigh North Carolina102US$96,900-2% less farA stretch
Wilmington North Carolina102US$96,900-2% less farWithin reach
Colorado Springs Colorado103US$97,850-3% less farA stretch
Dallas Texas103US$97,850-3% less farA stretch
Fort Myers Florida103US$97,850-3% less farWithin reach
Atlanta Georgia104US$98,800-4% less farWithin reach
St. Petersburg Florida104US$98,800-4% less farWithin reach
Minneapolis Minnesota104US$98,800-4% less farWithin reach
Madison Wisconsin104US$98,800-4% less farWithin reach
Kelowna British Columbia105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Mont-Tremblant Québec105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Austin Texas105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Burlington Vermont105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Calgary Alberta105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Penticton British Columbia105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Prince Edward County Ontario105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Las Vegas Nevada105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Phoenix Arizona105US$99,750-5% less farA stretch
Philadelphia Pennsylvania106US$100,700-6% less farWithin reach
Traverse City Michigan106US$100,700-6% less farA stretch
Chicago Illinois107US$101,650-7% less farWithin reach
Hamilton Ontario108US$102,600-7% less farA stretch
Boise Idaho108US$102,600-7% less farA stretch
Fredericksburg Texas108US$102,600-7% less farA stretch
Denver Colorado110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Bend Oregon110US$104,500-9% less farOut of reach
Golden British Columbia110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Courtenay British Columbia110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Salt Lake City Utah110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Missoula Montana110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Coeur d'Alene Idaho110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Charleston South Carolina110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
North Conway New Hampshire110US$104,500-9% less farA stretch
Reno Nevada112US$106,400-11% less farA stretch
Sarasota Florida112US$106,400-11% less farA stretch
Ann Arbor Michigan112US$106,400-11% less farA stretch
Lake Placid New York112US$106,400-11% less farA stretch
Saratoga Springs New York112US$106,400-11% less farA stretch
Scottsdale Arizona115US$109,250-13% less farOut of reach
Nelson British Columbia115US$109,250-13% less farA stretch
Collingwood Ontario115US$109,250-13% less farA stretch
Nanaimo British Columbia115US$109,250-13% less farA stretch
Fort Collins Colorado115US$109,250-13% less farA stretch
Santa Fe New Mexico115US$109,250-13% less farA stretch
Anchorage Alaska118US$112,100-15% less farWithin reach
Fort Lauderdale Florida118US$112,100-15% less farA stretch
Destin and 30A Florida118US$112,100-15% less farOut of reach
Portland Maine118US$112,100-15% less farA stretch
Victoria British Columbia120US$114,000-17% less farOut of reach
Revelstoke British Columbia120US$114,000-17% less farA stretch
Sacramento California120US$114,000-17% less farA stretch
Durango Colorado120US$114,000-17% less farOut of reach
Palm Springs California120US$114,000-17% less farOut of reach
Flagstaff Arizona120US$114,000-17% less farOut of reach
Bar Harbor Maine120US$114,000-17% less farOut of reach
Canmore Alberta125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Toronto Ontario125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Miami Florida125US$118,750-20% less farA stretch
Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Whitehorse Yukon125US$118,750-20% less farA stretch
Fernie British Columbia125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Portland Oregon125US$118,750-20% less farA stretch
Bozeman Montana125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Bellingham Washington125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Naples Florida125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Hilton Head Island South Carolina125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Stowe Vermont125US$118,750-20% less farOut of reach
Jasper Alberta130US$123,500-23% less farA stretch
Cape Cod Massachusetts132US$125,400-24% less farOut of reach
Vancouver British Columbia135US$128,250-26% less farOut of reach
Newport Rhode Island135US$128,250-26% less farOut of reach
Whistler British Columbia140US$133,000-29% less farOut of reach
Squamish British Columbia140US$133,000-29% less farOut of reach
Sedona Arizona140US$133,000-29% less farOut of reach
Hood River Oregon140US$133,000-29% less farOut of reach
Washington DC District of Columbia140US$133,000-29% less farA stretch
San Diego California145US$137,750-31% less farOut of reach
Banff Alberta145US$137,750-31% less farOut of reach
South Lake Tahoe California145US$137,750-31% less farOut of reach
Boston Massachusetts145US$137,750-31% less farOut of reach
Tofino British Columbia150US$142,500-33% less farOut of reach
Seattle Washington150US$142,500-33% less farOut of reach
Boulder Colorado150US$142,500-33% less farOut of reach
Key West Florida150US$142,500-33% less farOut of reach
Park City Utah160US$152,000-38% less farOut of reach
Los Angeles California165US$156,750-39% less farOut of reach
Steamboat Springs Colorado165US$156,750-39% less farOut of reach
New York City New York165US$156,750-39% less farOut of reach
San Francisco California175US$166,250-43% less farOut of reach
San Luis Obispo California175US$166,250-43% less farOut of reach
Honolulu Hawaii185US$175,750-46% less farOut of reach
Santa Barbara California190US$180,500-47% less farOut of reach
Jackson Wyoming220US$209,000-55% 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 19). Taxes, which differ a lot between provinces and states, are not included.