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Charleston vs Hilton Head Island

$528/mo less in Hilton Head Island

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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CharlestonHilton Head IslandAbout 65 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Hilton Head Island costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 225 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,759/mo in Hilton Head Island. $2,287/mo in Charleston. −$6,336 a year.

Charleston

$2,287

left each month

Hilton Head Island

$1,759

−$528 vs Charleston

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Hilton Head Island wins 1 of 4Charleston 3 · ties 0
$5,802Take-home · Charleston$5,190
$1,588Rent · Hilton Head Island$1,483
$1,927Other bills · Charleston$1,948
$2,287Left over · Charleston$1,759

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In 2022-2023, 309 households moved Charleston → Hilton Head Island (avg AGI $115,265). 370 went the other way. The whole move →

−$528 / mo

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 monthCharlestonHilton Head Island
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Charleston, SC and Hilton Head Island, SC
Per monthCharlestonHilton Head IslandDifference
Gross pay$7,750$6,796−$954
Income and payroll tax$1,948$1,606−$342
Take-home pay$5,802$5,190−$612
Rent$1,588$1,483−$105
Getting around$535$556+$21
Groceries$384$384$0
Healthcare$432$432$0
Utilities$240$240$0
Everything else$336$336$0
Left over$2,287$1,759−$528

Salary to match Charleston

$91,500

Gross pay in Hilton Head Island that leaves the same amount as $93,000 in Charleston.

Tax difference

+$710

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.1% in Charleston, 23.6% in Hilton Head Island.

More about Hilton Head Island

Charleston, SC in full

State income tax topping out at 6.2%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,890 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.

Hilton Head Island, SC in full

State income tax topping out at 6.2%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,766 and 225 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

The other way

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Hilton Head Island than Charleston?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Hilton Head Island leaves about $528 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,588 in Charleston and $1,483 in Hilton Head Island.

Does Hilton Head Island have state income tax?

Hilton Head Island is in South Carolina, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Charleston to Hilton Head Island?

The paycheck is taxed in South Carolina. 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 Charleston and Hilton Head Island 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.