Moving from Beaumont to San Diego

Moving to San Diego costs you $1,294 a month

−$15,528 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

San Diego leftover

$1,574

−$1,294 vs Beaumont

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Beaumont, TX and San Diego, CA
Per monthBeaumontSan DiegoDifference
Gross pay$7,125$8,488+$1,363
Income and payroll tax$1,414$2,276+$862
Take-home pay$5,711$6,212+$500
Rent$958$2,291+$1,333
Getting around$570$650+$80
Groceries$363$468+$105
Healthcare$408$527+$119
Utilities$227$293+$66
Everything else$317$410+$93
Left over$2,868$1,574−$1,294

To break even in San Diego, you'd need to earn

$127,500

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

−$5,499

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 19.8% in Beaumont, 26.8% in San Diego.

More about San Diego

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.

San Diego, CA in full

The best climate in the country and rents that know it.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from San Diego on San Diego wages.

San DiegoBeaumont

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in San Diego than Beaumont?

A one-bedroom is about $958 in Beaumont versus $2,291 in San Diego. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,294 a month lower in San Diego. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does San Diego have state income tax?

San Diego is in California, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Beaumont to San Diego?

Take-home pay is recalculated under California 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.