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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Surprise looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Surprise has a cost index of 112 vs 81 for Lubbock. Surprise is 31 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,388 to $1,926 (+39%).
If you earn the Lubbock median of $60,487, you would need approximately $83,636/year in Surprise to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 31 points (38%).
Median rent in Lubbock is $1,388/month. In Surprise it is $1,926/month — a difference of +$538 per month, or $6,456 per year.
Moving to Surprise looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $83,636/year in Surprise. The median income there is $93,371.