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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Surprise is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Surprise has a cost index of 110 vs 118 for Frisco. Surprise is 8 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,751 to $1,926 (+10%).
If you earn the Frisco median of $146,158, you would need approximately $136,249/year in Surprise to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 8 points (7%).
Median rent in Frisco is $1,751/month. In Surprise it is $1,926/month — a difference of +$175 per month, or $2,100 per year.
Moving to Surprise is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $136,249/year in Surprise. The median income there is $93,371.