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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Odessa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Odessa has a cost index of 94 vs 59 for Evansville. Odessa is 35 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,010 to $1,612 (+60%).
If you earn the Evansville median of $52,251, you would need approximately $83,247/year in Odessa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 35 points (59%).
Median rent in Evansville is $1,010/month. In Odessa it is $1,612/month — a difference of +$602 per month, or $7,224 per year.
Moving to Odessa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $83,247/year in Odessa. The median income there is $73,030.