$100,000 DFW salary — equivalent purchasing power across top 30 U.S. cities

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#	City	CoL index	Equiv. salary	Δ vs DFW	Median home	Equiv. home	Rent/mo	Gas/gal	Grocery idx	Verdict

CoL index uses 100 = U.S. national average. DFW baseline CoL ≈ 105. Equivalent salary = $100,000 × (DFW CoL ÷ City CoL). Equivalent home = what a DFW $380,000 median home buys in purchasing-power terms. Data sourced from BLS CPI regional data, Zillow Home Value Index (2024), EIA average gas prices, and Numbeo CoL surveys. Figures are 2024 estimates — verify before making relocation decisions.