

Cape Girardeau vs Cheyenne
$564/mo more in Cheyenne
Cape GirardeauCheyenneAbout 841 miles apart, a flight.
- Cheyenne leaves you more
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
Same paycheck, two cities. $3,045/mo in Cheyenne. $2,481/mo in Cape Girardeau. +$6,768 a year.
Cape Girardeau
$2,481
left each month
Cheyenne
$3,045
+$564 vs Cape Girardeau
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| Per month | Cape Girardeau | Cheyenne | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,458 | $7,644 | +$1,186 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,442 | $1,568 | +$125 |
| Take-home pay | $5,016 | $6,076 | +$1,060 |
| Rent | $721 | $1,021 | +$300 |
| Getting around | $542 | $599 | +$57 |
| Groceries | $351 | $389 | +$38 |
| Healthcare | $395 | $438 | +$43 |
| Utilities | $219 | $243 | +$24 |
| Everything else | $307 | $341 | +$34 |
| Left over | $2,481 | $3,045 | +$564 |
Salary to match Cape Girardeau
$82,000
Gross pay in Cheyenne that leaves the same amount as $77,500 in Cape Girardeau.
Tax difference
+$2,716
A year, in state and local income tax. Wyoming has no wage income tax.
More about Cheyenne
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.
Cheyenne, WY in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,216 and 253 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
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Cheyenne → Cape Girardeau →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Cheyenne than Cape Girardeau?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Cheyenne leaves about $564 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $721 in Cape Girardeau and $1,021 in Cheyenne.
Does Cheyenne have state income tax?
Cheyenne is in Wyoming, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Cape Girardeau to Cheyenne?
The paycheck is taxed in Wyoming. 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 Cape Girardeau and Cheyenne 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.