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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Denton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Denton has a cost index of 87 vs 96 for Minneapolis. Denton is 9 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,638 to $1,491 (-9%).
If you earn the Minneapolis median of $80,269, you would need approximately $72,744/year in Denton to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 9 points (9%).
Median rent in Minneapolis is $1,638/month. In Denton it is $1,491/month — a difference of $147 per month, or $1,764 per year.
Moving to Denton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $72,744/year in Denton. The median income there is $73,719.