Moving from Kansas City to Beaumont
You'd keep $292 more a month in Beaumont
+$3,504 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Kansas City leftover
$2,596
a month after tax and rent
Beaumont leftover
$2,888
+$292 vs Kansas City
| Per month | Kansas City | Beaumont | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,153 | −$430 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,905 | $1,422 | −$483 |
| Take-home pay | $5,679 | $5,731 | +$53 |
| Rent | $1,184 | $958 | −$226 |
| Getting around | $551 | $570 | +$19 |
| Groceries | $372 | $363 | −$9 |
| Healthcare | $419 | $408 | −$11 |
| Utilities | $233 | $227 | −$6 |
| Everything else | $326 | $317 | −$9 |
| Left over | $2,596 | $2,888 | +$292 |
To break even in Beaumont, you'd need to earn
$81,000
Household gross, versus $91,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Kansas City does now.
The tax difference alone
+$4,260
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Beaumont
Kansas City, MO in full
Genuinely low cost of living for a metro with real amenities.
Beaumont, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,141 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Beaumont on Beaumont wages.
Beaumont → Kansas City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Kansas City?
A one-bedroom is about $1,184 in Kansas City versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $292 a month higher in Beaumont. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Beaumont have state income tax?
Beaumont is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Kansas City to Beaumont?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
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.