Life Power by Meridian

Hey Fazier — solo founder here. Life Power started as a question I kept asking as a remote worker: not "how much does this city cost?" but "what would MY salary actually make me there?" Nominal pay tells you almost nothing — what matters is income divided by what your city charges you to exist. The results are what kept me building. A $6,000 salary lands you a Beggar in New York. $10,000 remote from Mexico City makes you a King. And $3,000 in Mexico City out-ranks $6,000 in San Francisco. Same career, completely different lives. I got burned twice relocating on stale crowdsourced data (2022 rent estimates in a 2026 market), so the whole thing is built on live, AI-retrieved and cross-checked prices across 200+ cities, refreshed on a rolling schedule. Methodology is public and the full dataset is a free CSV — I'd rather you poke holes in it than take my word for it. Free, no signup, no card. Genuinely want the brutal version: which city's level looks wrong to you, and by how much?

Remote work salary confusion finally solved. Most salary negotiations happen blind - you know the number but not what it actually buys in that city. A $10k salary in New York is poverty, but in Mexico City it's King tier. Life Power eliminates the friction of figuring out real purchasing power across cities. Relocation decisions become data-driven instead of guesswork. Digital nomads get instant city comparison without spending weeks researching. AI-refreshed cost data beats stale surveys. Real win is demystifying salary negotiations - a "raise" to Dubai that cuts your living standards becomes visible before you accept.

cool idea - maybe add a 'how to get a visa to move to the King place(s)' section...

Love the simplified cost-of-living scale concept. How frequently do you update the data for different regions? Also wondering if there's an API for developers who want to integrate this metric into their own financial planning apps?

I got burned by stale crowdsourced data too when relocating. The fact that methodology is public and the full dataset is a free CSV is a huge trust signal—I'd rather poke holes in it than take someone's word for it. Does the tool account for visa requirements and tax implications, or just raw purchasing power?

Remote worker relocation friction eliminated. Most remote workers and digital nomads spend weeks researching cost of living when considering moving - spreadsheets of rent, groceries, transportation without understanding their actual purchasing power relative to salary. A 20% raise for a move to SF can feel like a downgrade once you account for housing and taxes. Life Power's genius is making that real calculation instant. Seeing exactly how far your money goes in each city removes the guessing game from relocation decisions. For salary negotiations, this removes the ambiguity of whether a relocated package actually improves your quality of life. The ability to compare cities side by side with comparable metrics means remote teams can justify flexible location policies instead of guessing. Real win for anyone whose salary isn't tied to a single geography anymore.

I really like the idea of focusing on consistency instead of endless productivity. It's a refreshing perspective, and the overall experience looks very polished. Curious to see how this evolves.

Belgrade: 3-Bed Rent (center) $1.010,00/mo, internet $15,00/mo I wish it was true. Reality is at least x1.5. Either way, the site looks nice, pretty fast and fun to play around. But as always with such projects the accuracy of data is the key.