Cincinnati vs Youngstown leftover
Moving to Youngstown costs you $308 a month
$2,404/mo leftover in Youngstown vs $2,712 in Cincinnati after tax and rent ($308 less). −$3,696 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Cincinnati leftover
$2,712
a month after tax and rent
Youngstown leftover
$2,404
−$308 vs Cincinnati
Compare Cincinnati to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Cincinnati.
Monthly gap
Cincinnati → Youngstown
$308
less / month in Cincinnati
$2,404 in Youngstown · $2,712 in Cincinnati · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$308 / mo
| Per month | Cincinnati | Youngstown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,625 | $6,580 | −$1,045 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,864 | $1,505 | −$359 |
| Take-home pay | $5,761 | $5,075 | −$685 |
| Rent | $1,168 | $741 | −$427 |
| Getting around | $520 | $571 | +$51 |
| Groceries | $376 | $375 | −$1 |
| Healthcare | $423 | $422 | −$1 |
| Utilities | $235 | $234 | −$1 |
| Everything else | $329 | $328 | −$1 |
| Left over | $2,712 | $2,404 | −$308 |
To break even in Youngstown, you'd need to earn
$84,500
Household gross, versus $91,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Cincinnati does now.
The tax difference alone
+$596
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.5% in Cincinnati, 22.9% in Youngstown.
More about Youngstown
Cincinnati, OH in full
State income tax topping out at 3.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,391 and 201 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.
Youngstown, OH in full
State income tax topping out at 3.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $882 and 176 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Youngstown on Youngstown wages.
Youngstown → Cincinnati →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Youngstown than Cincinnati?
A one-bedroom is about $1,168 in Cincinnati versus $741 in Youngstown. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $308 a month lower in Youngstown. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Youngstown have state income tax?
Youngstown is in Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.00%.
What changes if you move from Cincinnati to Youngstown?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Ohio 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.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Cincinnati and Youngstown moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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.