Moving from Beaumont to Oklahoma City

Moving to Oklahoma City costs you $350 a month

−$4,200 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Beaumont leftover

$2,868

a month after tax and rent

Oklahoma City leftover

$2,518

−$350 vs Beaumont

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Beaumont, TX and Oklahoma City, OK
Per monthBeaumontOklahoma CityDifference
Gross pay$7,125$7,008−$117
Income and payroll tax$1,414$1,671+$257
Take-home pay$5,711$5,337−$374
Rent$958$972+$14
Getting around$570$542−$28
Groceries$363$360−$3
Healthcare$408$405−$3
Utilities$227$225−$2
Everything else$317$315−$2
Left over$2,868$2,518−$350

To break even in Oklahoma City, you'd need to earn

$90,500

Household gross, versus $85,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Beaumont does now.

The tax difference alone

−$3,505

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 19.8% in Beaumont, 23.8% in Oklahoma City.

More about Oklahoma City

Beaumont, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,141 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

Oklahoma City, OK in full

The cheapest housing of any metro over a million people.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Oklahoma City on Oklahoma City wages.

Oklahoma CityBeaumont

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Oklahoma City than Beaumont?

A one-bedroom is about $958 in Beaumont versus $972 in Oklahoma City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $350 a month lower in Oklahoma City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Oklahoma City have state income tax?

Oklahoma City is in Oklahoma, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Beaumont to Oklahoma City?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Oklahoma 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.