What salary do you need in each city?
The same salary buys very different lives in Dallas and New York. Compare what's left after taxes and rent — from another US city, or from your current salary back home.
To live like $120,000 in Dallas–Fort Worth, you'd need…
| US city | Salary needed | Median 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $118,400 | $1,230/mo |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX(your city) | $120,000 | $1,325/mo |
| Austin, TX | $123,700 | $1,540/mo |
| Miami, FL | $142,300 | $2,600/mo |
| Chicago, IL | $144,000 | $2,100/mo |
| New York City, NY | $204,600 | $4,620/mo |
The comparison holds constant what's left each month after taxes and median rent: $6,446/mo in your case.
How this works: US take-home math (2026 federal + FICA + state/local) minus each city's median one-bedroom rent (Zumper, Jul 2026, approximate). In "my current country" mode we use the take-home and rent you enter — your real numbers — converted at the day's ECB reference rate. What differs beyond rent (groceries, transport, healthcare) isn't modeled, so this is a budgeting compass, not a promise.
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