Moving from Las Vegas to St. Louis
You'd keep $108 more a month in St. Louis
+$1,296 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
St. Louis leftover
$2,645
+$108 vs Las Vegas
In 2022-2023, 200 households moved Las Vegas → St. Louis (avg AGI $61,340). 187 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Las Vegas | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,567 | +$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,899 | +$424 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,668 | −$189 |
| Rent | $1,279 | $1,144 | −$135 |
| Getting around | $592 | $545 | −$47 |
| Groceries | $400 | $368 | −$32 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $414 | −$36 |
| Utilities | $250 | $230 | −$20 |
| Everything else | $350 | $322 | −$28 |
| Left over | $2,537 | $2,645 | +$108 |
To break even in St. Louis, you'd need to earn
$89,000
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
−$4,249
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.1% in Las Vegas, 25.1% in St. Louis.
More about St. Louis
Las Vegas, NV in full
No income tax, low property tax, and an economy tied to tourism.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from St. Louis on St. Louis wages.
St. Louis → Las Vegas →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in St. Louis than Las Vegas?
A one-bedroom is about $1,279 in Las Vegas versus $1,144 in St. Louis. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $108 a month higher in St. Louis. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does St. Louis have state income tax?
St. Louis is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.
What changes if you move from Las Vegas to St. Louis?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Missouri 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.