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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Surprise is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Surprise has a cost index of 110 vs 103 for Lewisville. Surprise is 7 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,573 to $1,926 (+22%).
If you earn the Lewisville median of $85,002, you would need approximately $90,779/year in Surprise to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 7 points (7%).
Median rent in Lewisville is $1,573/month. In Surprise it is $1,926/month — a difference of +$353 per month, or $4,236 per year.
Moving to Surprise is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $90,779/year in Surprise. The median income there is $93,371.