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Columbia vs Jefferson City

$401/mo more in Jefferson City

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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ColumbiaJefferson CityAbout 36 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Jefferson City leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,872/mo in Jefferson City. $2,471/mo in Columbia. +$4,812 a year.

Columbia

$2,471

left each month

Jefferson City

$2,872

+$401 vs Columbia

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Jefferson City wins 3 of 4Columbia 1 · ties 0
$5,262Take-home · Jefferson City$5,415
$1,020Rent · Jefferson City$742
$1,771Other bills · Columbia$1,801
$2,471Left over · Jefferson City$2,872

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In 2022-2023, 552 households moved Columbia → Jefferson City (avg AGI $48,685). 502 went the other way. The whole move →

+$401 / 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 monthColumbiaJefferson City
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Columbia, MO and Jefferson City, MO
Per monthColumbiaJefferson CityDifference
Gross pay$6,833$7,067+$234
Income and payroll tax$1,571$1,651+$80
Take-home pay$5,262$5,415+$153
Rent$1,020$742−$278
Getting around$502$533+$31
Groceries$350$350$0
Healthcare$394$394$0
Utilities$219$219$0
Everything else$306$306$0
Left over$2,471$2,872+$401

Salary to match Columbia

$77,500

Gross pay in Jefferson City that leaves the same amount as $82,000 in Columbia.

Tax difference

−$132

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.0% in Columbia, 23.4% in Jefferson City.

More about Jefferson City

Columbia, MO in full

State income tax topping out at 4.7%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,214 and 217 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

Jefferson City, MO in full

State income tax topping out at 4.7%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $883 and 217 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

The other way

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Jefferson City than Columbia?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Jefferson City leaves about $401 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,020 in Columbia and $742 in Jefferson City.

Does Jefferson City have state income tax?

Jefferson City is in Missouri, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Columbia to Jefferson City?

The paycheck is taxed in Missouri. 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 Columbia and Jefferson City 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.