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Moving to Odessa looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Odessa has a cost index of 94 vs 196 for Irvine. Odessa is 102 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,361 to $1,612 (-52%).
If you earn the Irvine median of $129,647, you would need approximately $62,178/year in Odessa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 102 points (52%).
Median rent in Irvine is $3,361/month. In Odessa it is $1,612/month — a difference of $1,749 per month, or $20,988 per year.
Moving to Odessa looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $62,178/year in Odessa. The median income there is $73,030.