cityparity Decision Pack

Decision Pack

Decide if you can afford the move

Know the salary your household needs, which costs could change the answer, what the move will take upfront, and what to ask the recruiter before you say yes.

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What it looks like filled in

Here is one complete example: New York City to London, one earner at $180,000 with a partner at $80,000, children aged four and eight, and a three-bedroom rental. Figures are rounded on this page; the sample prints them exact. Built 2026-08-18.

About £104,000

Gross per year in London. Below this the household is behind; above it, ahead.

Roughly $141,000 in the currency they earn today.

What decides it

  • New York City to London taxes: about $17,400 less a year in LondonNew York $76,200 against London $58,800, because the break-even salary is smaller than the New York pay it replaces
  • New York City to London healthcare: about $12,600 less a year in LondonNew York $14,800 against London $2,200 for the household, premiums plus out-of-pocket
  • New York City to London transit: about $7,900 less a year in LondonRunning a car in New York at $14,500 against TfL fares in London at $6,600, and the report says when a gap like this is your setup rather than the city
  • New York City to London statutory vacation: 20 days in London against 0 in New YorkWhat the law grants, before anything one employer chooses to add

What the sample does with that

  • New York City to London ask range: roughly £100,000 to £145,000, floored at the household's own break-even and topped at London's measured upper quartile.
  • New York City to London on one income: the household's annual cash falls by about $63,000 if the partner stops working.
  • New York City to London rent band: the break-even runs roughly £91,000 to £130,000 across the observed range.
  • New York City to London moving cost: about $29,000 to $56,000 before the first paycheque, with the employer's share already taken off.
  • New York City to London source confidence: Of the 18 cost lines, 11 are sourced and graded with no caveat. The rest are named one by one, sorted by what to do about each.

Those are one fictional household's figures on one day, rounded for this page. Yours will differ, and the report is built from your inputs.

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What the offer leaves unanswered

The hardest offers look worse on paper but may work better for your household. The Decision Pack puts numbers on the questions a salary alone cannot settle.

Austin at $185,000 versus Amsterdam at EUR 95,000

A EUR 95,000 Amsterdam offer looks like a serious cut. But two children move from $2,300 a month of daycare into a subsidised system, the health premium stops coming out of the paycheque, and 25 days of leave arrive by statute.

Those benefits matter. The open question is whether they make up the salary gap before the recruiter calls again.

Your answer: the Amsterdam salary that leaves the household with the same cash after tax, housing, healthcare and childcare, plus the four lines that moved the number most.

  • At home: one of you is worried about the budget. The other is thinking about schools, healthcare, time off, and whether both careers survive the move. The pack gives you one set of numbers to work through together.
  • With the recruiter: you need to know whether 104,000 pounds is the right ask and why. The pack gives you the working and a one-page summary you can send.

Make the decision with the working in front of you

A major relocation can mean two careers, new schools, unfamiliar taxes, thousands in upfront costs, and a salary quoted in a currency you have never earned. It is hard to know which worry belongs in the budget and which one can wait.

The free calculator gives you the break-even salary quickly. The Decision Pack keeps the working around it: what happens if one income disappears, how far rent can move the answer, what you need before the first paycheque, and the number you can defend to a recruiter.

What the Decision Pack adds

What you getFree calculatorDecision Pack, $49
The break-even salaryYes, on screenYes, printed, with what moved it
Source and review date on every cost lineNoYes, both cities, line by line
What happens if your partner stops workingNoYes, one input moved at a time
The rent band the answer swings acrossNoYes, the salary at both ends of it
What the move itself costsNoYes, permit, shipping, flights, temporary housing, deposit
A page to forward to a recruiterNoYes, one page, built to send as it is
Which lines to trustNoYes, named one by one
Prints and reads on paperNoYes, laid out as pages
Price$0, always$49 once, or three destinations for $79

What your Decision Pack answers

  1. 1The break-evenWhat the destination has to pay for your household to be no worse off, after tax, housing, healthcare and childcare. Restated in the currency you earn today.
  2. 2Where the money goesEvery cost line for both cities, each with the source it came from and the date that source was last reviewed.
  3. 3What would change the answerOne input moved at a time: partner stops working, another child in paid care, rent at the top of the band.
  4. 4What to ask forWhere your break-even sits against what that city pays, and the range to ask inside. Where the pay data is too thin to stand behind, we say so and withhold the range.
  5. 5Getting therePermit, shipping, flights, temporary housing and deposit for your specific route, with your employer's share taken off.
  6. 6Decision confidenceWhich lines to trust and which to check, named one by one instead of averaged into a score.
  7. 7A page for the recruiterThe number and the three things driving it, on one page, written to forward without edits.
  8. 8AppendixEvery source in full, so anyone can check the arithmetic.

Where every number comes from

Every statutory figure names the agency that sets it. In the sample above, London tax cites HMRC, transit cites Transport for London, and healthcare and childcare cite ONS, NHS England, and the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026. New York tax cites the IRS, SSA, the New York State and City tax schedules, and New York Paid Family Leave. Transit cites MTA fares. Healthcare cites KFF, Peterson-KFF, and the Milliman Medical Index.

Market estimates are labelled just as clearly. New York rents use StreetEasy and Brick Underground. London rents use published rent indices cross-checked against Numbeo. New York childcare uses Care.com market rates. Groceries and discretionary spending use Numbeo. The report flags the lines that deserve a local quote before you decide.

How your report stays current

Every report prints the day it was built and uses our current data whenever you open it. When a rate changes or we correct a source, your link can show the corrected figure the next time you visit.

Why the report uses two currencies

Salaries appear in the destination's currency, the number your recruiter will quote and you will negotiate. Costs also appear in the currency you earn today, so you can judge them against a budget you already know. Read the full method at cityparity.com/methodology.

What the Decision Pack cannot answer

The Decision Pack gives you the household arithmetic. You still decide whether the job is good, whether the place fits, and whether your partner can work there.

  • You see the coverage before you pay. Negotiation and moving-cost coverage vary by destination and route. The purchase screen shows whether each section is full, limited or unavailable for the cities you picked.
  • Missing estimates stay missing. If a figure is too weak to use, the report marks that section unavailable and explains why.
  • Thin pay data means no salary range. London has enough evidence to print one. Oslo does not, so the report gives you cost-based talking points instead.
  • One purchase covers one current city and the destinations you pick with it: one destination for $49, or up to three for $79. Unlimited re-renders as you change salary and household. Comparing from a different current city is a new purchase.
  • It does not model your specific employer. Statutory minimums are what the law grants. What one company adds on top is a question for the recruiter, and the recruiter page is there to ask it.

How your purchase data is handled

Your scenario travels inside an encrypted report link. We do not create a profile, and your salary, household settings, and scenario link do not go into payment metadata.

  • Link is the merchant of record through Stripe Managed Payments. It handles checkout and keeps the payment record under its own policies.Your payment email stays with Link and Stripe. We do not add it to our order store.
  • Resend delivers the email carrying your report link.
  • Our order record holds an order reference, the payment identifiers, the cities you compared, whether the order is paid or refunded, and a one-way hash of your report link.Held three years so the link keeps working and a refund question can be answered later, then deleted.
  • If you lose the link, email support@cityparity.com from the payment address and include a fresh calculator share link. After we verify the purchase, you can replace the pack at no charge.We need a fresh scenario because the original inputs are deleted after delivery.

Our order record identifies the cities compared, and Link and Stripe retain customer and payment details under their policies. Read the full details at cityparity.com/privacy.

Asked before buying

What is the Decision Pack?
The Decision Pack turns your city comparison into a relocation decision you can use. It shows the salary your household needs to break even, the costs driving that number, what could change it, what the move may cost, and a salary range to take back to the recruiter when the pay data supports one. Every cost line includes its source and review date.
What does the $49 Decision Pack cover?
One $49 pack compares your current city with one destination. The $79 option compares the same current city with up to three destinations. You can change your salary and household inputs on each report as often as you like. A comparison from a different current city requires a new purchase.
Can I read a Decision Pack before I pay?
Yes. Read the complete New York City to London sample at cityparity.com/report/sample. It shows all eight sections for a fictional household, including the numeric ask range. Your purchase screen also shows the available coverage for your cities before you pay.
Does the report change after I buy it?
Yes. Each report shows the date it was built and uses our current data whenever you open it. If a rate or source changes, the report can show a corrected figure the next time you visit. If you lose the link, email support@cityparity.com from the payment address and include a fresh calculator share link. After we verify the purchase, you can replace the pack at no charge through a fresh Checkout Session.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. Link is the merchant of record through Stripe Managed Payments. If the Decision Pack does not help you make the call, email us from the address you paid with. We will refund the whole purchase, whether you paid $49 or $79. You keep the report.

The Decision Pack

$49

One destination is $49. Compare up to three destinations from the same home city for $79.

  • Eight sections, including the recruiter page and the full source appendix
  • Every input from the free calculator is editable on the report itself, and it re-renders on the spot
  • Every cost line carries its source and the date it was last reviewed
  • Section-by-section coverage for your cities before checkout
  • Reads on screen and prints clean if you want it on the table
How many destinations?

Used to build your numbers. You can change it on the report afterwards.

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