Moving from Atlanta to Bremerton

You'd keep $352 more a month in Bremerton

+$4,224 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Atlanta leftover

$2,482

a month after tax and rent

Bremerton leftover

$2,834

+$352 vs Atlanta

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Atlanta, GA and Bremerton, WA
Per monthAtlantaBremertonDifference
Gross pay$7,875$8,257+$382
Income and payroll tax$1,993$1,749−$244
Take-home pay$5,882$6,508+$626
Rent$1,399$1,612+$213
Getting around$580$505−$75
Groceries$392$430+$38
Healthcare$441$483+$42
Utilities$245$269+$24
Everything else$343$376+$33
Left over$2,482$2,834+$352

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

$93,000

Household gross, versus $94,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Atlanta does now.

The tax difference alone

+$4,282

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

More about Bremerton

Atlanta, GA in full

Big-city pay at mid-market housing costs, with a 31-minute average commute.

Bremerton, WA in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,919 and 154 sunny days; commutes average 30 minutes.

The reverse move

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

BremertonAtlanta

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than Atlanta?

A one-bedroom is about $1,399 in Atlanta versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $352 a month higher in Bremerton. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Bremerton have state income tax?

Bremerton is in Washington, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Atlanta to Bremerton?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Washington 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.