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Anchorage vs El Paso

$217/mo less in El Paso

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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AnchorageEl PasoAbout 2,875 miles apart, a flight.

  • El Paso costs you more
  • No state income tax
  • Property tax 2.10%

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,543/mo in El Paso. $2,760/mo in Anchorage. −$2,604 a year.

Anchorage

$2,760

left each month

El Paso

$2,543

−$217 vs Anchorage

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

El Paso wins 2 of 4Anchorage 2 · ties 0
$6,444Take-home · Anchorage$5,368
$1,392Rent · El Paso$1,008
$2,292Other bills · El Paso$1,817
$2,760Left over · Anchorage$2,543

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In 2022-2023, 30 households moved Anchorage → El Paso (avg AGI $55,667). 36 went the other way. The whole move →

−$217 / 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 monthEl Paso
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Anchorage, AK and El Paso, TX
Per monthAnchorageEl PasoDifference
Gross pay$8,167$6,636−$1,530
Income and payroll tax$1,723$1,269−$454
Take-home pay$6,444$5,368−$1,077
Rent$1,392$1,008−$384
Getting around$636$527−$109
Groceries$457$356−$101
Healthcare$514$401−$113
Utilities$286$223−$63
Everything else$400$312−$88
Left over$2,760$2,543−$217

Salary to match Anchorage

$83,500

Gross pay in El Paso that leaves the same amount as $98,000 in Anchorage.

Tax difference

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about El Paso

Anchorage, AK in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,657 and 138 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

El Paso, TX in full

297 sunny days and the lowest rents in Texas, on the lowest wages.

The other way

Start in El Paso.

El Paso → Anchorage →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in El Paso than Anchorage?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, El Paso leaves about $217 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,392 in Anchorage and $1,008 in El Paso.

Does El Paso have state income tax?

El Paso is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Anchorage to El Paso?

The paycheck is taxed in Texas. 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 Anchorage and El Paso 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.