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Billings vs Davenport

$744/mo more in Davenport

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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BillingsDavenportAbout 964 miles apart, a flight.

  • Davenport leaves you more
  • Property tax 1.88%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $3,060/mo in Davenport. $2,316/mo in Billings. +$8,928 a year.

Billings

$2,316

left each month

Davenport

$3,060

+$744 vs Billings

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Same paycheck, another city.

Davenport wins 4 of 4Billings 0 · ties 0
$5,384Take-home · Davenport$5,606
$1,101Rent · Davenport$740
$1,967Other bills · Davenport$1,806
$2,316Left over · Davenport$3,060

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthBillingsDavenport
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Billings, MT and Davenport, IA
Per monthBillingsDavenportDifference
Gross pay$7,125$7,305+$180
Income and payroll tax$1,741$1,698−$43
Take-home pay$5,384$5,606+$223
Rent$1,101$740−$361
Getting around$572$527−$45
Groceries$385$353−$32
Healthcare$433$397−$36
Utilities$241$221−$20
Everything else$337$309−$28
Left over$2,316$3,060+$744

Salary to match Billings

$74,000

Gross pay in Davenport that leaves the same amount as $85,500 in Billings.

Tax difference

+$1,154

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.4% in Billings, 23.3% in Davenport.

More about Davenport

Billings, MT in full

State income tax topping out at 5.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,311 and 212 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

Davenport, IA in full

A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $881 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Davenport than Billings?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Davenport leaves about $744 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,101 in Billings and $740 in Davenport.

Does Davenport have state income tax?

Davenport is in Iowa, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Billings to Davenport?

The paycheck is taxed in Iowa. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Billings and Davenport changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.