Teleport might be helpful for your research https://teleport.org

Comparing costs of living, salary levels, life-quality data including stuff like business freedom, corruption, startup scene etc.

There is a specific tool https://teleport.org/runway that let's you compare costs for running a tech team compared to 250 cities worldwide.

Though there is technology, data and a sharing community that makes moving easier... platforms like https://teleport.org are just the beginning. A long read but worth the time: http://www.wired.com/2013/11/software-is-reorganizing-the-wo...

There are companies like teleport http://teleport.org that try to visualise this potential with data.

Also recommend this YCombinator startup school talk by Balaji Srinivasan on this topic: Silicon Valleys Ultimate Exit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOubCHLXT6A

There is a lot more data why Oakland is an interesting place - check http://bayarea.teleport.org - it analyses the whole Bay Area regarding rent costs, commute times but also several other quality of life factors.

Watch it. It's an amazing story about a great product. Best analog hacking ever.

Clever promotion for their own portfolio company. But maybe there are better tools to do this?

There are. Check dotdotdot.me

With reading tools like dotdotdot.me selecting text makes even sense in the longterm. building a kind of memory...

Yes, I was searching for a read it later app that allows me highlighting and saving stuff for years..