A professional PDF you can forward to HR — backed by real data from 113 cities.
✓ 3 negotiation talking points tailored to your situation →
✓ Monthly take-home vs. expenses breakdown
✓ Full methodology you can cite in any email or meeting
✓ Relocation checklist for your destination city
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How it works
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Enter your salary and current cityTell us where you're based and what you earn — any currency, any city from our 113-city database.
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We apply cost-of-living and tax dataWe index your salary against each city's real cost of living, then estimate take-home pay after local income tax and deductions.
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See your real purchasing power everywhereEvery city shows what your salary actually buys — adjusted rent, groceries, transport — not just a raw currency conversion.
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Compare neighbourhoods, not just citiesDrill into 2,483 neighbourhoods to see exactly how costs shift from the city centre to the suburbs.
Frequently asked questions
We use a proprietary Cost of Living Index (COLI) built from Numbeo, EIU, Mercer, and government CPI data, covering 113 cities and 2,483 neighbourhoods. Tax estimates use official brackets and social-security rates for each country.
COLI is a number that shows how expensive a city is relative to a baseline. We use New York City as 100. A city with a COLI of 50 costs roughly half as much to live in as New York. A COLI of 120 means it's 20% more expensive.
Yes. We estimate effective income tax rates and mandatory social-security contributions for each country. Tax law is complex and changes frequently, so figures are estimates — consult a local tax adviser for exact numbers.
Core cost-of-living data is reviewed quarterly. Exchange rates and major CPI changes are incorporated on a rolling basis. Each page shows its data date.
Yes — use the Offer Evaluator at /offer-evaluator/ to enter two salaries in two different cities and get a side-by-side take-home pay comparison adjusted for cost of living.
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