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Myrtle Beach vs Charlotte

$929/mo more in Charlotte

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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Myrtle BeachCharlotteAbout 135 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Charlotte leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,574/mo in Charlotte. $1,645/mo in Myrtle Beach. +$11,148 a year.

Myrtle Beach

$1,645

left each month

Charlotte

$2,574

+$929 vs Myrtle Beach

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Same paycheck, another city.

Charlotte wins 2 of 4Myrtle Beach 2 · ties 0
$4,920Take-home · Charlotte$5,856
$1,319Rent · Myrtle Beach$1,322
$1,956Other bills · Myrtle Beach$1,960
$1,645Left over · Charlotte$2,574

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In 2022-2023, 428 households moved Myrtle Beach → Charlotte (avg AGI $54,533). 654 went the other way. The whole move →

+$929 / mo

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 monthMyrtle BeachCharlotte
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Myrtle Beach, SC and Charlotte, NC
Per monthMyrtle BeachCharlotteDifference
Gross pay$6,375$7,734+$1,359
Income and payroll tax$1,455$1,878+$423
Take-home pay$4,920$5,856+$936
Rent$1,319$1,322+$3
Getting around$564$568+$4
Groceries$384$384$0
Healthcare$432$432$0
Utilities$240$240$0
Everything else$336$336$0
Left over$1,645$2,574+$929

Salary to match Myrtle Beach

$76,000

Gross pay in Charlotte that leaves the same amount as $76,500 in Myrtle Beach.

Tax difference

−$242

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.8% in Myrtle Beach, 24.3% in Charlotte.

More about Charlotte

Myrtle Beach, SC in full

State income tax topping out at 6.2%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,570 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

Charlotte, NC in full

A banking hub with a 4.25% flat tax and mild winters.

The other way

Start in Charlotte.

Charlotte → Myrtle Beach →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Charlotte than Myrtle Beach?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Charlotte leaves about $929 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,319 in Myrtle Beach and $1,322 in Charlotte.

Does Charlotte have state income tax?

Charlotte is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Myrtle Beach to Charlotte?

The paycheck is taxed in North Carolina. 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 Myrtle Beach and Charlotte 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.