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Hilton Head Island vs Savannah

$217/mo more in Savannah

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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Hilton Head IslandSavannahAbout 32 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Savannah leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 225 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,974/mo in Savannah. $1,757/mo in Hilton Head Island. +$2,604 a year.

Hilton Head Island

$1,757

left each month

Savannah

$1,974

+$217 vs Hilton Head Island

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Same paycheck, another city.

Savannah wins 3 of 4Hilton Head Island 1 · ties 0
$5,188Take-home · Savannah$5,314
$1,483Rent · Savannah$1,379
$1,948Other bills · Hilton Head Island$1,961
$1,757Left over · Savannah$1,974

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In 2022-2023, 494 households moved Hilton Head Island → Savannah (avg AGI $57,621). 358 went the other way. The whole move →

+$217 / 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 monthHilton Head IslandSavannah
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Hilton Head Island, SC and Savannah, GA
Per monthHilton Head IslandSavannahDifference
Gross pay$6,792$7,003+$211
Income and payroll tax$1,604$1,689+$85
Take-home pay$5,188$5,314+$126
Rent$1,483$1,379−$104
Getting around$556$564+$8
Groceries$384$386+$2
Healthcare$432$434+$2
Utilities$240$241+$1
Everything else$336$337+$1
Left over$1,757$1,974+$217

Salary to match Hilton Head Island

$80,000

Gross pay in Savannah that leaves the same amount as $81,500 in Hilton Head Island.

Tax difference

−$268

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Hilton Head Island, 24.1% in Savannah.

More about Savannah

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.

Savannah, GA in full

A flat 5.19% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,642 and 225 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.

The other way

Start in Savannah.

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Questions

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

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Savannah leaves about $217 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,483 in Hilton Head Island and $1,379 in Savannah.

Does Savannah have state income tax?

Savannah is in Georgia, which taxes wage income.

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

The paycheck is taxed in Georgia. 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 Hilton Head Island and Savannah 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.