Atlanta, GA → Orlando, FL
Moving to Orlando costs you $316 a month
−$3,792 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Atlanta | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $7,095 | −$780 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,993 | $1,405 | −$588 |
| Take-home pay | $5,882 | $5,690 | −$192 |
| Rent | $1,399 | $1,502 | +$103 |
| Getting around | $580 | $586 | +$6 |
| Groceries | $392 | $396 | +$4 |
| Healthcare | $441 | $446 | +$5 |
| Utilities | $245 | $248 | +$3 |
| Everything else | $343 | $347 | +$4 |
| Left over | $2,482 | $2,166 | −$316 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$90,500
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. Florida has no wage income tax.
Atlanta, GA in full
Big-city pay at mid-market housing costs, with a 31-minute average commute.
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.
Orlando → 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.