Two places.
One honest answer.
Prices, rent, pay, weather and safety for 83 countries and 51 states — from the agencies that measure them, with the source and period named under every table.
—price gap
. Price levels — and —, U.S. = 100.
World Bank · UNODC · NASA POWER — named in full on the page
01 · Moves
The moves people weigh most
Ranked by how many people live on both sides. Each row is a real pair page: prices, rent and the January weather in one line.
- Three state moves, three moves across borders
- Green is cheaper or better paid, violet is the trade-off
02 · Calculator
Your salary, moved
Type what you earn, pick where you are and where you are going. The figure is derived from the two price levels and says so.
- Rent change and typical household income at the destination
- One tap opens the full pair
Calculator
Your salary, moved
$70,200
in Texas keeps the same standard of living
derived: salary × the ratio of the two price levels, rounded to $100
03 · Tools
Three answers before you open a page
Price check
How pricey is your state?
5th
most expensive of 51 · price level 107.9 against 100 for the U.S.
Most compared move
Your moving pass
One move, read like a ticket: what changes the day you land.
CA
California
OH
Ohio
Priorities
Best state for what matters to you
median rent a month · each state opens its most compared pair
coldest month, mean at the state capital · each state opens its most compared pair
monthly earnings, adjusted for local prices (derived) · each state opens its most compared pair
homicides per 100,000 people · each state opens its most compared pair
is how far $1,000 of U.S.-average spending goes in Arkansas — the most of any state.
Arkansas vs California → 31%lower median rent in Texas than in California.
California vs Texas → 35.2%of their income goes on housing for renters in Florida — the highest share in the country.
Florida vs California → 22°Capart in January, yet Arizona and Minnesota cost almost exactly the same.
Arizona vs Minnesota → 54%lower prices in Brazil than in the United States — but income per head is 88% lower too.
Brazil vs United States →04 · Climate
A year at a glance
Each square is one month’s mean temperature at the state capital, so the weather is on the table next to the price.
All 51 statesClimate
A year at a glance
Each square is one month’s mean temperature at the state capital.
05 · Explore
Start from a place you know
Texas vs CaliforniaFlorida vs New YorkTexas vs FloridaCalifornia vs WashingtonArizona vs CaliforniaNorth Carolina vs New YorkSpain vs United KingdomGermany vs SpainGermany vs United StatesMexico vs United StatesFrance vs SpainSpain vs ItalySpain vs PortugalCanada vs United States