<p>There is a cost of living calculator on CNN’s site allowing you to input your current salary and city and another major city. It tells you the comparable salary for that new location. So if I put in $70K for Detroit, it says you need a salary of $102K to live comparably. This is why using hard fast numbers like that doesn’t work. It is kind of fun to check out the comparisons. </p>
<p>[Cost</a> of Living Calculator: Compare prices in two cities - CNNMoney](<a href=“http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html]Cost”>http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html)</p>