Moving from Austin to Bremerton

Moving to Bremerton costs you $328 a month

−$3,936 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Austin leftover

$3,173

a month after tax and rent

Bremerton leftover

$2,845

−$328 vs Austin

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Austin, TX and Bremerton, WA
Per monthAustinBremertonDifference
Gross pay$8,125$8,273+$148
Income and payroll tax$1,710$1,754+$44
Take-home pay$6,415$6,519+$104
Rent$1,226$1,612+$386
Getting around$566$505−$61
Groceries$400$430+$30
Healthcare$450$483+$33
Utilities$250$269+$19
Everything else$350$376+$26
Left over$3,173$2,845−$328

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

$105,000

Household gross, versus $97,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Austin does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

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

More about Bremerton

Austin, TX in full

No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.

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.

BremertonAustin

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than Austin?

A one-bedroom is about $1,226 in Austin versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $328 a month lower 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 Austin 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.