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$127/mo more in Cape Girardeau

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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BirminghamCape GirardeauAbout 314 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Cape Girardeau leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,475/mo in Cape Girardeau. $2,348/mo in Birmingham. +$1,524 a year.

Birmingham

$2,348

left each month

Cape Girardeau

$2,475

+$127 vs Birmingham

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Cape Girardeau wins 3 of 4Birmingham 1 · ties 0
$5,326Take-home · Birmingham$5,010
$1,106Rent · Cape Girardeau$721
$1,872Other bills · Cape Girardeau$1,814
$2,348Left over · Cape Girardeau$2,475

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthBirminghamCape Girardeau
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Birmingham, AL and Cape Girardeau, MO
Per monthBirminghamCape GirardeauDifference
Gross pay$7,167$6,450−$717
Income and payroll tax$1,840$1,440−$401
Take-home pay$5,326$5,010−$316
Rent$1,106$721−$385
Getting around$553$542−$11
Groceries$364$351−$13
Healthcare$410$395−$15
Utilities$228$219−$9
Everything else$319$307−$12
Left over$2,348$2,475+$127

Salary to match Birmingham

$75,000

Gross pay in Cape Girardeau that leaves the same amount as $86,000 in Birmingham.

Tax difference

+$2,259

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.7% in Birmingham, 22.3% in Cape Girardeau.

More about Cape Girardeau

Birmingham, AL in full

The lowest property tax rate in the country, on cheap houses.

Cape Girardeau, MO in full

State income tax topping out at 4.7%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $858 and 219 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Cape Girardeau than Birmingham?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Cape Girardeau leaves about $127 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,106 in Birmingham and $721 in Cape Girardeau.

Does Cape Girardeau have state income tax?

Cape Girardeau is in Missouri, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Birmingham to Cape Girardeau?

The paycheck is taxed in Missouri. 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 Birmingham and Cape Girardeau 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.