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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Lancaster is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Lancaster has a cost index of 139 vs 83 for Columbus. Lancaster is 56 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,415 to $2,381 (+68%).
If you earn the Columbus median of $65,327, you would need approximately $109,403/year in Lancaster to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 56 points (67%).
Median rent in Columbus is $1,415/month. In Lancaster it is $2,381/month — a difference of +$966 per month, or $11,592 per year.
Moving to Lancaster is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $109,403/year in Lancaster. The median income there is $76,083.