Colorado Springs, CO → Los Angeles, CA
Moving to Los Angeles costs you $644 a month
−$7,728 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 401 households moved Colorado Springs → Los Angeles (avg AGI $58,127). 661 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Colorado Springs | Los Angeles | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $8,744 | +$1,327 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,773 | $2,376 | +$603 |
| Take-home pay | $5,644 | $6,368 | +$724 |
| Rent | $1,301 | $2,276 | +$975 |
| Getting around | $571 | $674 | +$103 |
| Groceries | $396 | $476 | +$80 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $536 | +$90 |
| Utilities | $248 | $298 | +$50 |
| Everything else | $347 | $417 | +$70 |
| Left over | $2,337 | $1,693 | −$644 |
To break even in Los Angeles, you'd need to earn
$117,500
Household gross, versus $89,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Colorado Springs does now.
The tax difference alone
−$2,512
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.9% in Colorado Springs, 27.2% in Los Angeles.
More about Los Angeles
Colorado Springs, CO in full
Denver's mountains and sunshine, with the lowest property tax on this list.
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Los Angeles on Los Angeles wages.
Los Angeles → Colorado Springs →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.