Moving from Anchorage to New York
Moving to New York costs you $1,567 a month
−$18,804 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Anchorage leftover
$2,806
a month after tax and rent
New York leftover
$1,239
−$1,567 vs Anchorage
| Per month | Anchorage | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,167 | $9,291 | +$1,124 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,723 | $2,886 | +$1,164 |
| Take-home pay | $6,444 | $6,405 | −$39 |
| Rent | $1,346 | $3,021 | +$1,675 |
| Getting around | $636 | $347 | −$289 |
| Groceries | $457 | $496 | +$39 |
| Healthcare | $514 | $558 | +$44 |
| Utilities | $286 | $310 | +$24 |
| Everything else | $400 | $434 | +$34 |
| Left over | $2,806 | $1,239 | −$1,567 |
To break even in New York, you'd need to earn
$143,500
Household gross, versus $98,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Anchorage does now.
The tax difference alone
−$9,963
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.1% in Anchorage, 31.1% in New York.
More about New York
Anchorage, AK in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,602 and 138 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
New York, NY in full
The one place where skipping a car genuinely offsets the rent.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from New York on New York wages.
New York → Anchorage →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in New York than Anchorage?
A one-bedroom is about $1,346 in Anchorage versus $3,021 in New York. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,567 a month lower in New York. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
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 Anchorage to New York?
Take-home pay is recalculated under New York tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.