Bismarck vs Wichita Falls leftover
Moving to Wichita Falls costs you $719 a month
$2,616/mo leftover in Wichita Falls vs $3,335 in Bismarck after tax and rent ($719 less). −$8,628 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Bismarck leftover
$3,335
a month after tax and rent
Wichita Falls leftover
$2,616
−$719 vs Bismarck
Compare Bismarck to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Bismarck.
Monthly gap
Bismarck → Wichita Falls
$719
less / month in Bismarck
$2,616 in Wichita Falls · $3,335 in Bismarck · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$719 / mo
| Per month | Bismarck | Wichita Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,917 | $6,569 | −$1,348 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,700 | $1,249 | −$452 |
| Take-home pay | $6,216 | $5,320 | −$896 |
| Rent | $1,084 | $864 | −$220 |
| Getting around | $534 | $525 | −$9 |
| Groceries | $348 | $363 | +$15 |
| Healthcare | $392 | $408 | +$16 |
| Utilities | $218 | $227 | +$9 |
| Everything else | $305 | $317 | +$12 |
| Left over | $3,335 | $2,616 | −$719 |
To break even in Wichita Falls, you'd need to earn
$91,000
Household gross, versus $95,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Bismarck does now.
The tax difference alone
+$623
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Wichita Falls
Bismarck, ND in full
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,290 and 196 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
Wichita Falls, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,028 and 232 sunny days; commutes average 16 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Wichita Falls on Wichita Falls wages.
Wichita Falls → Bismarck →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Wichita Falls than Bismarck?
A one-bedroom is about $1,084 in Bismarck versus $864 in Wichita Falls. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $719 a month lower in Wichita Falls. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Wichita Falls have state income tax?
Wichita Falls is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Bismarck to Wichita Falls?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas 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.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Bismarck and Wichita Falls moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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.