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Allentown vs New York

$991/mo less in New York

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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AllentownNew YorkAbout 83 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • New York costs you more
  • Rent over 30% of pay
  • 224 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,234/mo in New York. $2,225/mo in Allentown. −$11,892 a year.

Allentown

$2,225

left each month

New York

$1,234

−$991 vs Allentown

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

New York wins 1 of 4Allentown 3 · ties 0
$5,670Take-home · New York$6,397
$1,431Rent · Allentown$3,018
$2,014Other bills · Allentown$2,145
$2,225Left over · Allentown$1,234

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In 2022-2023, 2,906 households moved Allentown → New York (avg AGI $67,366). 5,927 went the other way. The whole move →

−$991 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthAllentownNew York
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Allentown, PA and New York, NY
Per monthAllentownNew YorkDifference
Gross pay$7,500$9,278+$1,778
Income and payroll tax$1,830$2,881+$1,051
Take-home pay$5,670$6,397+$727
Rent$1,431$3,018+$1,587
Getting around$559$347−$212
Groceries$401$496+$95
Healthcare$451$558+$107
Utilities$251$310+$59
Everything else$351$434+$83
Left over$2,225$1,234−$991

Salary to match Allentown

$131,500

Gross pay in New York that leaves the same amount as $90,000 in Allentown.

Tax difference

−$6,284

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.4% in Allentown, 31.1% in New York.

More about New York

Allentown, PA in full

A flat 3.07% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,704 and 188 sunny days; commutes average 28 minutes.

New York, NY in full

The one place where skipping a car genuinely offsets the rent.

The other way

Start in New York.

New York → Allentown →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in New York than Allentown?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, New York leaves about $991 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,431 in Allentown and $3,018 in New York.

Does New York have state income tax?

New York is in New York, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.88%.

What changes if you move from Allentown to New York?

The paycheck is taxed in New York. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Allentown and New York changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.