Cleveland, OH → Atlanta, GA
Moving to Atlanta costs you $163 a month
−$1,956 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 366 households moved Cleveland → Atlanta (avg AGI $67,667). 203 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Cleveland | Atlanta | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $7,885 | +$468 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,830 | $1,996 | +$167 |
| Take-home pay | $5,587 | $5,889 | +$302 |
| Rent | $1,100 | $1,399 | +$299 |
| Getting around | $515 | $580 | +$65 |
| Groceries | $364 | $392 | +$28 |
| Healthcare | $410 | $441 | +$31 |
| Utilities | $228 | $245 | +$17 |
| Everything else | $319 | $343 | +$24 |
| Left over | $2,652 | $2,489 | −$163 |
To break even in Atlanta, you'd need to earn
$97,500
Household gross, versus $89,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Cleveland does now.
The tax difference alone
−$332
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.7% in Cleveland, 25.3% in Atlanta.
More about Atlanta
Cleveland, OH in full
World-class hospitals and an orchestra, at the lowest rents of any large metro.
Atlanta, GA in full
Big-city pay at mid-market housing costs, with a 31-minute average commute.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Atlanta on Atlanta wages.
Atlanta → Cleveland →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.