How the calculator works
WhereAmIRich.com answers one practical question: if you earn a given monthly salary in one city, how far does that money go elsewhere — and how does that compare to typical local earners? Results are indicative and for inspiration only — not for financial decisions. See terms of use.
1. Enter your salary and home city
Type your gross monthly pay in the currency shown (your home city’s symbol). Pick any of 100+ cities as Based in — not only Copenhagen or Denmark. The whole board recalculates instantly.
2. Equivalent spending power
Each destination card shows an equivalent monthly amount in your home currency. That is the pay you would need there to afford a similar basket of goods and services, using Numbeo’s cost-of-living index (excluding rent). It is a lifestyle comparison, not a job-market quote.
3. Better, similar, or worse than home
The badge on each card (green / neutral / red) compares purchasing power to your home city:
- Better than home — factor ≥ 1.55 (your salary stretches much further).
- Similar to home — between 0.75 and 1.55.
- Worse than home — factor ≤ 0.75.
The headline hook (“Rich in … Broke in …”) picks the strongest and weakest destinations on your board.
4. Local average benchmark
Separately, each card can show how you stack up against a typical local monthly salary in that destination (cost-of-living adjusted). You can be worse than home while still above the local average — the legend on the calculator explains both signals.
5. Share and deep-link
Copy a link with your salary, home city, and destination list in the URL
(for example ?salary=6200&city=new-york&dest=london,bangkok).
Friends open the same comparison without re-entering data.