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Las Cruces vs Sierra Vista

$329/mo more in Sierra Vista

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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Las CrucesSierra VistaAbout 176 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Sierra Vista leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 280 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,375/mo in Sierra Vista. $2,046/mo in Las Cruces. +$3,948 a year.

Las Cruces

$2,046

left each month

Sierra Vista

$2,375

+$329 vs Las Cruces

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Same paycheck, another city.

Sierra Vista wins 3 of 4Las Cruces 1 · ties 0
$4,866Take-home · Sierra Vista$5,185
$862Rent · Sierra Vista$832
$1,958Other bills · Las Cruces$1,978
$2,046Left over · Sierra Vista$2,375

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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 monthLas CrucesSierra Vista
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Las Cruces, NM and Sierra Vista, AZ
Per monthLas CrucesSierra VistaDifference
Gross pay$6,208$6,567+$358
Income and payroll tax$1,342$1,382+$39
Take-home pay$4,866$5,185+$319
Rent$862$832−$30
Getting around$566$563−$3
Groceries$384$390+$6
Healthcare$432$439+$7
Utilities$240$244+$4
Everything else$336$342+$6
Left over$2,046$2,375+$329

Salary to match Las Cruces

$73,000

Gross pay in Sierra Vista that leaves the same amount as $74,500 in Las Cruces.

Tax difference

+$801

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.6% in Las Cruces, 21.0% in Sierra Vista.

More about Sierra Vista

Las Cruces, NM in full

State income tax topping out at 5.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,026 and 285 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Sierra Vista, AZ in full

A flat 2.5% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $991 and 280 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Sierra Vista than Las Cruces?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Sierra Vista leaves about $329 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $862 in Las Cruces and $832 in Sierra Vista.

Does Sierra Vista have state income tax?

Sierra Vista is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Las Cruces to Sierra Vista?

The paycheck is taxed in Arizona. 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 Las Cruces and Sierra Vista 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.