Moving from Cleveland to Beaumont

You'd keep $229 more a month in Beaumont

+$2,748 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Cleveland leftover

$2,652

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,881

+$229 vs Cleveland

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Cleveland, OH and Beaumont, TX
Per monthClevelandBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$7,417$7,143−$273
Income and payroll tax$1,830$1,419−$411
Take-home pay$5,587$5,724+$137
Rent$1,100$958−$142
Getting around$515$570+$55
Groceries$364$363−$1
Healthcare$410$408−$2
Utilities$228$227−$1
Everything else$319$317−$2
Left over$2,652$2,881+$229

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

$82,000

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

+$3,956

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

More about Beaumont

Cleveland, OH in full

World-class hospitals and an orchestra, at the lowest rents of any large metro.

Beaumont, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,141 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

The reverse move

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

BeaumontCleveland

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Cleveland?

A one-bedroom is about $1,100 in Cleveland versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $229 a month higher in Beaumont. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Beaumont have state income tax?

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

What changes if you move from Cleveland to Beaumont?

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.