Atlanta, GA → Cleveland, OH
You'd keep $164 more a month in Cleveland
+$1,968 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 203 households moved Atlanta → Cleveland (avg AGI $54,941). 366 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Atlanta | Cleveland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $7,407 | −$468 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,993 | $1,827 | −$166 |
| Take-home pay | $5,882 | $5,581 | −$301 |
| Rent | $1,399 | $1,100 | −$299 |
| Getting around | $580 | $515 | −$65 |
| Groceries | $392 | $364 | −$28 |
| Healthcare | $441 | $410 | −$31 |
| Utilities | $245 | $228 | −$17 |
| Everything else | $343 | $319 | −$24 |
| Left over | $2,482 | $2,646 | +$164 |
To break even in Cleveland, you'd need to earn
$86,000
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
+$332
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.3% in Atlanta, 24.7% in Cleveland.
More about Cleveland
Atlanta, GA in full
Big-city pay at mid-market housing costs, with a 31-minute average commute.
Cleveland, OH in full
World-class hospitals and an orchestra, at the lowest rents of any large metro.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Cleveland on Cleveland wages.
Cleveland → Atlanta →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.