Indianapolis, IN → Atlanta, GA
You'd keep $26 more a month in Atlanta
+$312 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 332 households moved Indianapolis → Atlanta (avg AGI $51,858). 235 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Indianapolis | Atlanta | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $7,885 | +$468 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,870 | $1,996 | +$126 |
| Take-home pay | $5,547 | $5,889 | +$342 |
| Rent | $1,205 | $1,399 | +$194 |
| Getting around | $545 | $580 | +$35 |
| Groceries | $368 | $392 | +$24 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $441 | +$27 |
| Utilities | $230 | $245 | +$15 |
| Everything else | $322 | $343 | +$21 |
| Left over | $2,463 | $2,489 | +$26 |
To break even in Atlanta, you'd need to earn
$94,000
Household gross, versus $89,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Indianapolis does now.
The tax difference alone
+$150
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.2% in Indianapolis, 25.3% in Atlanta.
More about Atlanta
Indianapolis, IN in full
Cheap housing, a 3% flat state tax, and a short commute.
Atlanta, GA in full
Big-city pay at mid-market housing costs, with a 31-minute average commute.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Atlanta on Atlanta wages.
Atlanta → Indianapolis →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.