Cityparity — Cost Of Living & Quality Of Life Comparison
Compare cities on take-home pay, equivalent salary, and safety-net deltas before you choose where to live and build remotely.
Overview
cityparity MCP is an MCP server for the Idea phase that compares cities on cost of living, equivalent salary, take-home pay, and safety-net deltas.
What is this MCP server?
- Compare cost-of-living and quality-of-life between cities
- Take-home pay and equivalent salary normalization across locations
- Safety-net delta framing for policy and benefits differences
- Streamable-http MCP at mcp.cityparity.com
- Open-source project on GitHub (summerstateofmind/cityparity); manifest version 0.1.0
- Published MCP version 0.1.0
- Remote endpoint mcp.cityparity.com/mcp
- GitHub repository summerstateofmind/cityparity
What problem does it solve?
Choosing where to build as a solo founder means guessing whether a higher headline salary actually beats another city after tax, rent, and benefits.
Who is it for?
Remote-first indie hackers researching where to live, nomad stretches, or data for a relocation content product.
Skip if: Builders who already fixed their city, need real-time rental listings only, or require certified immigration or tax advice without cross-checking.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you connect the cityparity remote MCP, your agent can produce structured city comparisons to ground relocation and remote-work decisions.
- Agent-generated city comparison summaries with pay and COL framing
- Equivalent salary notes for negotiation or pricing geography
- Research artifacts you can paste into idea or validate docs
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Journey fit
Location research belongs in Idea when you are still deciding audience, cost base, and whether relocation affects your indie plan. Research subphase covers structured comparisons—cost of living and quality-of-life—that inform opportunity and lifestyle fit.
How it compares
Geographic cost-and-quality analytics MCP, not a job board integration or a retirement account simulator.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is cityparity MCP for?
It is for solo builders and researchers who want agent-assisted city-to-city comparisons on pay, living costs, and safety-net differences.
When should I use cityparity MCP?
Use it in Idea while researching where to base yourself, or in Validate when relocation affects runway, pricing, or go-to-market geography.
How do I add cityparity MCP to my agent?
Add the streamable-http remote https://mcp.cityparity.com/mcp in your MCP client configuration and run a test comparison between two cities you are considering.