Convincing your key talent to take a move can be a tough sell when the cost of living in the destination location is higher than in the current home base area.
An effective strategy to entice your best and brightest employees to consider relocation is to offer COLA (cost of living assistance). This infographic provides an overview of top US cities with the highest and most affordable cost of living, factors that add pressure, COLA components and how companies provide the allowance. The image above is the map only.