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Appleton vs Green Bay

$216/mo less in Green Bay

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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AppletonGreen BayAbout 22 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Green Bay costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • Real winters

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,888/mo in Green Bay. $3,104/mo in Appleton. −$2,592 a year.

Appleton

$3,104

left each month

Green Bay

$2,888

−$216 vs Appleton

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Green Bay wins 1 of 4Appleton 3 · ties 0
$5,940Take-home · Appleton$5,681
$916Rent · Green Bay$868
$1,920Other bills · Appleton$1,925
$3,104Left over · Appleton$2,888

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In 2022-2023, 817 households moved Appleton → Green Bay (avg AGI $114,902). 877 went the other way. The whole move →

−$216 / 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 monthAppletonGreen Bay
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Appleton, WI and Green Bay, WI
Per monthAppletonGreen BayDifference
Gross pay$7,917$7,519−$398
Income and payroll tax$1,977$1,838−$139
Take-home pay$5,940$5,681−$259
Rent$916$868−$48
Getting around$551$556+$5
Groceries$378$378$0
Healthcare$425$425$0
Utilities$236$236$0
Everything else$330$330$0
Left over$3,104$2,888−$216

Salary to match Appleton

$94,000

Gross pay in Green Bay that leaves the same amount as $95,000 in Appleton.

Tax difference

+$253

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.0% in Appleton, 24.4% in Green Bay.

More about Green Bay

Appleton, WI in full

State income tax topping out at 7.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,090 and 195 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

Green Bay, WI in full

State income tax topping out at 7.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,033 and 193 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

The other way

Start in Green Bay.

Green Bay → Appleton →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Green Bay than Appleton?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Green Bay leaves about $216 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $916 in Appleton and $868 in Green Bay.

Does Green Bay have state income tax?

Green Bay is in Wisconsin, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Appleton to Green Bay?

The paycheck is taxed in Wisconsin. 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 Appleton and Green Bay 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.