Moving from Las Vegas to Orlando
Moving to Orlando costs you $368 a month
−$4,416 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Las Vegas leftover
$2,537
a month after tax and rent
Orlando leftover
$2,169
−$368 vs Las Vegas
In 2022-2023, 356 households moved Las Vegas → Orlando (avg AGI $152,087). 330 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Las Vegas | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,099 | −$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,406 | −$69 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,693 | −$165 |
| Rent | $1,279 | $1,502 | +$223 |
| Getting around | $592 | $586 | −$6 |
| Groceries | $400 | $396 | −$4 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $446 | −$4 |
| Utilities | $250 | $248 | −$2 |
| Everything else | $350 | $347 | −$3 |
| Left over | $2,537 | $2,169 | −$368 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$91,500
Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Las Vegas does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Orlando
Las Vegas, NV in full
No income tax, low property tax, and an economy tied to tourism.
Orlando, FL in full
No income tax, but a service economy holds wages below the national median.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Orlando on Orlando wages.
Orlando → Las Vegas →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Orlando than Las Vegas?
A one-bedroom is about $1,279 in Las Vegas versus $1,502 in Orlando. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $368 a month lower in Orlando. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Orlando have state income tax?
Orlando is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Las Vegas to Orlando?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Florida 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.