# Cost of Living Calculator

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-calculator/220449>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-calculator/220449 "2003-12-22T14:08:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-calculator/220449/1 "2003-12-22T14:08:21Z")

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Anyone know of a good cost of living calc on the net? I have a friend who is contemplating taking a job in Atlanta, GA and moving from Tampa, FL. She wants to see if the increase in salary will offset the higher cost living in Atlanta. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-calculator/220449/2 "2003-12-22T14:38:34Z")

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When I saw the thread title, I imagined a calculator made of tiny living beings. An adder made of adders, maybe, or a multiplier made of bacterium.

Anyway, hyphens can be your friend. The more correct way to write the title would be cost-of-living calculator.

As a first approximation, [is this what you want](http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html)? It’s the first thing Google brings up.