Moving from Anchorage to Orlando

Moving to Orlando costs you $633 a month

−$7,596 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

Orlando leftover

$2,173

−$633 vs Anchorage

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Anchorage, AK and Orlando, FL
Per monthAnchorageOrlandoDifference
Gross pay$8,167$7,105−$1,062
Income and payroll tax$1,723$1,408−$315
Take-home pay$6,444$5,697−$747
Rent$1,346$1,502+$156
Getting around$636$586−$50
Groceries$457$396−$61
Healthcare$514$446−$68
Utilities$286$248−$38
Everything else$400$347−$53
Left over$2,806$2,173−$633

To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn

$96,000

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

$0

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

More about Orlando

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.

Orlando, FL in full

No income tax, but a service economy holds wages below the national median.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Orlando on Orlando wages.

OrlandoAnchorage

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Orlando than Anchorage?

A one-bedroom is about $1,346 in Anchorage versus $1,502 in Orlando. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $633 a month lower in Orlando. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Orlando have state income tax?

Orlando is in Florida, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Anchorage to Orlando?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Florida 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.