#cost-of-living

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$200K SF to Austin: $36K/Year Savings Boost, $510K Over 10 Years

We ran the cost-of-living math for the typical SF tech worker considering Austin. The savings rate jumps from 25% to 38%. The 10-year wealth gap is $510K. The honesty correction: real moves usually capture 70-80% of theoretical savings, not 100%.

CPI Says 3%. Your Inflation Is Probably 4-6%. Here's How to Compute Yours.

CPI is the average across all US consumers. If your housing share is high, your inflation is higher. If you're an electronics-heavy buyer, it's lower. Three sample profiles show 1.5% to 6.2% personal rates against the same 3% headline.