Moving from Boston to Odessa
You'd keep $1,183 more a month in Odessa
+$14,196 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Boston leftover
$1,880
a month after tax and rent
Odessa leftover
$3,063
+$1,183 vs Boston
| Per month | Boston | Odessa | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $9,042 | $7,709 | −$1,333 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,416 | $1,587 | −$829 |
| Take-home pay | $6,626 | $6,122 | −$504 |
| Rent | $2,619 | $1,174 | −$1,445 |
| Getting around | $445 | $570 | +$125 |
| Groceries | $464 | $363 | −$101 |
| Healthcare | $522 | $408 | −$114 |
| Utilities | $290 | $227 | −$63 |
| Everything else | $406 | $317 | −$89 |
| Left over | $1,880 | $3,063 | +$1,183 |
To break even in Odessa, you'd need to earn
$72,500
Household gross, versus $108,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Boston does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,205
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Odessa
Boston, MA in full
Great pay in medicine and research, brutal winters, tight housing stock.
Odessa, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,398 and 269 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Odessa on Odessa wages.
Odessa → Boston →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Odessa than Boston?
A one-bedroom is about $2,619 in Boston versus $1,174 in Odessa. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,183 a month higher in Odessa. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Odessa have state income tax?
Odessa is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Boston to Odessa?
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.
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.