Columbia, MO
The rest of the month in Columbia
$2,774 in modelled household costs, against $5,282 take-home. Leftover is $2,508.
Where the money goes
- Taxes$1,582
- Rent$1,003
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$2,508
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,365
- Federal income tax
- −$9,734
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,301
- State income tax (MO)
- −$2,944
- Take-home pay
- $63,385
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,003
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$6,864 gross, minus $1,582 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$2,508
Power bill, separately
EIA 2024 residential electricity in MO averages a $117 monthly bill at 900 kWh. The utilities line above already includes power, gas and water as a household bundle — this is the state rate as a cross-check, not an extra cost.
Non-housing lines start from BLS-order-of-magnitude national spending, then scale by this metro's cost index and your household size. Electricity rates are EIA state averages. Not a budget, not advice.