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Jefferson City vs Milwaukee

$276/mo less in Milwaukee

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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Jefferson CityMilwaukeeAbout 369 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Milwaukee costs you more
  • Property tax 1.53%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,607/mo in Milwaukee. $2,883/mo in Jefferson City. −$3,312 a year.

Jefferson City

$2,883

left each month

Milwaukee

$2,607

−$276 vs Jefferson City

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Same paycheck, another city.

Milwaukee wins 1 of 4Jefferson City 3 · ties 0
$5,426Take-home · Milwaukee$5,763
$742Rent · Jefferson City$1,261
$1,801Other bills · Jefferson City$1,895
$2,883Left over · Jefferson City$2,607

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−$276 / 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 monthJefferson CityMilwaukee
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Jefferson City, MO and Milwaukee, WI
Per monthJefferson CityMilwaukeeDifference
Gross pay$7,083$7,645+$562
Income and payroll tax$1,657$1,882+$225
Take-home pay$5,426$5,763+$337
Rent$742$1,261+$519
Getting around$533$503−$30
Groceries$350$384+$34
Healthcare$394$432+$38
Utilities$219$240+$21
Everything else$306$336+$30
Left over$2,883$2,607−$276

Salary to match Jefferson City

$97,000

Gross pay in Milwaukee that leaves the same amount as $85,000 in Jefferson City.

Tax difference

−$696

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.4% in Jefferson City, 24.6% in Milwaukee.

More about Milwaukee

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.

Milwaukee, WI in full

Lake Michigan summers, cheap housing, and a 1.5% property tax.

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Questions

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

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Milwaukee leaves about $276 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $742 in Jefferson City and $1,261 in Milwaukee.

Does Milwaukee have state income tax?

Milwaukee is in Wisconsin, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Jefferson City to Milwaukee?

The paycheck is taxed in Wisconsin. 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 Jefferson City and Milwaukee 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.