Atlanta, GA → St. Louis, MO
You'd keep $161 more a month in St. Louis
+$1,932 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Atlanta | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $7,563 | −$312 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,993 | $1,897 | −$95 |
| Take-home pay | $5,882 | $5,666 | −$216 |
| Rent | $1,399 | $1,144 | −$255 |
| Getting around | $580 | $545 | −$35 |
| Groceries | $392 | $368 | −$24 |
| Healthcare | $441 | $414 | −$27 |
| Utilities | $245 | $230 | −$15 |
| Everything else | $343 | $322 | −$21 |
| Left over | $2,482 | $2,643 | +$161 |
To break even in St. Louis, you'd need to earn
$88,000
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
+$35
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.3% in Atlanta, 25.1% in St. Louis.
Atlanta, GA in full
Big-city pay at mid-market housing costs, with a 31-minute average commute.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from St. Louis on St. Louis wages.
St. Louis → 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.