Moving from Cheyenne to Dallas

Moving to Dallas costs you $11 a month

−$132 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Cheyenne leftover

$3,029

a month after tax and rent

Dallas leftover

$3,018

−$11 vs Cheyenne

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Cheyenne, WY and Dallas, TX
Per monthCheyenneDallasDifference
Gross pay$7,625$7,936+$311
Income and payroll tax$1,562$1,654+$92
Take-home pay$6,063$6,282+$219
Rent$1,024$1,263+$239
Getting around$599$580−$19
Groceries$389$392+$3
Healthcare$438$441+$3
Utilities$243$245+$2
Everything else$341$343+$2
Left over$3,029$3,018−$11

To break even in Dallas, you'd need to earn

$95,500

Household gross, versus $91,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Cheyenne does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about Dallas

Cheyenne, WY in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,219 and 253 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.

Dallas, TX in full

No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Dallas on Dallas wages.

DallasCheyenne

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Dallas than Cheyenne?

A one-bedroom is about $1,024 in Cheyenne versus $1,263 in Dallas. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $11 a month lower in Dallas. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Dallas have state income tax?

Dallas is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Cheyenne to Dallas?

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.