
Albuquerque vs Beaumont
$515/mo more in Beaumont
AlbuquerqueBeaumontAbout 793 miles apart, a flight.
- Beaumont leaves you more
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,871/mo in Beaumont. $2,356/mo in Albuquerque. +$6,180 a year.
Albuquerque
$2,356
left each month
Beaumont
$2,871
+$515 vs Albuquerque
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| Per month | Albuquerque | Beaumont | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,000 | $7,117 | +$117 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,615 | $1,411 | −$204 |
| Take-home pay | $5,385 | $5,705 | +$320 |
| Rent | $1,119 | $949 | −$170 |
| Getting around | $547 | $570 | +$23 |
| Groceries | $376 | $363 | −$13 |
| Healthcare | $423 | $408 | −$15 |
| Utilities | $235 | $227 | −$8 |
| Everything else | $329 | $317 | −$12 |
| Left over | $2,356 | $2,871 | +$515 |
Salary to match Albuquerque
$76,500
Gross pay in Beaumont that leaves the same amount as $84,000 in Albuquerque.
Tax difference
+$2,859
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Beaumont
Albuquerque, NM in full
High desert, 278 sunny days, and housing that's still cheap.
Beaumont, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,130 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
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Beaumont → Albuquerque →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Albuquerque?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Beaumont leaves about $515 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,119 in Albuquerque and $949 in Beaumont.
Does Beaumont have state income tax?
Beaumont is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Albuquerque to Beaumont?
The paycheck is taxed in Texas. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Albuquerque and Beaumont changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.