When you are contemplating a move to a different state, or even a different city within the same state, one of the first things you will do is sit down with your favorite internet browser and start comparing the costs of things between Here and There. You can take a look at this helpful article to get a better understanding of what living costs are, how to calculate them, and how comparing them actually works. Here are some secret tips that online calculators will never share!
Take stock of your largest expenses
Obviously, the very first things on your financial planning agenda should be those that will typically cost you the most. Take a minute to analyze the expenses that you are currently facing in your ?old? residence, see which ones are the big numbers of the bunch, and then see how much they might change when you relocate to your chosen Texas settlement. Some of the most expensive points across the map are the housing itself and whatever transportation you will require ? transportation for the actual move (especially if you have to do it in more than one round trip), transportation to and from work, or school if you have children who are not able or allowed to drive themselves yet, and so on, you get the picture.
Transportation can generally be one of two things: your own vehicle or something on a loan (we are leaving public transport solutions out of the equation for the moment). If you will be owning your own vehicle in your new city, you will need to factor in payi...