Moving from Cedar Rapids to Nashville
Moving to Nashville costs you $464 a month
−$5,568 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Cedar Rapids leftover
$3,122
a month after tax and rent
Nashville leftover
$2,658
−$464 vs Cedar Rapids
| Per month | Cedar Rapids | Nashville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,568 | −$16 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,792 | $1,545 | −$247 |
| Take-home pay | $5,792 | $6,023 | +$231 |
| Rent | $926 | $1,399 | +$473 |
| Getting around | $485 | $559 | +$74 |
| Groceries | $347 | $388 | +$41 |
| Healthcare | $391 | $437 | +$46 |
| Utilities | $217 | $243 | +$26 |
| Everything else | $304 | $340 | +$36 |
| Left over | $3,122 | $2,658 | −$464 |
To break even in Nashville, you'd need to earn
$98,500
Household gross, versus $91,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Cedar Rapids does now.
The tax difference alone
+$2,903
A year, in state and local income tax. Tennessee has no wage income tax.
More about Nashville
Cedar Rapids, IA in full
A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,102 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
Nashville, TN in full
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Nashville on Nashville wages.
Nashville → Cedar Rapids →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Nashville than Cedar Rapids?
A one-bedroom is about $926 in Cedar Rapids versus $1,399 in Nashville. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $464 a month lower in Nashville. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Nashville have state income tax?
Nashville is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Cedar Rapids to Nashville?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Tennessee 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.