# Define "Regional Pay Differential".. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 26, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/define-regional-pay-differential/39287 "2007-11-26T11:27:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/define-regional-pay-differential/39287/6 "2007-11-26T13:13:10Z")
This should help you decide if their regional increase is fair or not. [http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=form&x=28&y=9](http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=form&x=28&y=9) My Buffalo to San Francisco example… Salary in Buffalo NY: $60,000 Comparable salary in San Francisco CA: $97,046.98 If you move from Buffalo NY to San Francisco CA… Groceries will cost: 29.128% more Housing will cost: 211.573% more Utilities will cost: 37.254% less Transportation will cost: 9.952% more Healthcare will cost: 33.411% more So that 15k raise they gave him was basically a big pay cut. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/define-regional-pay-differential/39287)._