Houston, TX → Dallas, TX
Moving to Dallas costs you $115 a month
−$1,380 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Houston | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,958 | $7,958 | $0 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,661 | $1,661 | $0 |
| Take-home pay | $6,298 | $6,298 | $0 |
| Rent | $1,199 | $1,263 | +$64 |
| Getting around | $572 | $580 | +$8 |
| Groceries | $380 | $392 | +$12 |
| Healthcare | $428 | $441 | +$13 |
| Utilities | $238 | $245 | +$7 |
| Everything else | $333 | $343 | +$10 |
| Left over | $3,149 | $3,034 | −$115 |
To break even in Dallas, you'd need to earn
$97,500
Household gross, versus $95,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Houston does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
Houston, TX in full
The cheapest housing of any top-10 metro, paid for in property tax and humidity.
Dallas, TX in full
No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Dallas on Dallas wages.
Dallas → Houston →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.