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Little Rock vs St. Joseph

$128/mo less in St. Joseph

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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Little RockSt. JosephAbout 375 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • St. Joseph costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 220 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,638/mo in St. Joseph. $2,766/mo in Little Rock. −$1,536 a year.

Little Rock

$2,766

left each month

St. Joseph

$2,638

−$128 vs Little Rock

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

St. Joseph wins 2 of 4Little Rock 2 · ties 0
$5,507Take-home · Little Rock$5,207
$906Rent · St. Joseph$754
$1,835Other bills · St. Joseph$1,815
$2,766Left over · Little Rock$2,638

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−$128 / 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 monthLittle RockSt. Joseph
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Little Rock, AR and St. Joseph, MO
Per monthLittle RockSt. JosephDifference
Gross pay$7,208$6,749−$460
Income and payroll tax$1,702$1,542−$160
Take-home pay$5,507$5,207−$300
Rent$906$754−$152
Getting around$540$547+$7
Groceries$357$350−$7
Healthcare$402$394−$8
Utilities$223$219−$4
Everything else$313$306−$7
Left over$2,766$2,638−$128

Salary to match Little Rock

$83,500

Gross pay in St. Joseph that leaves the same amount as $86,500 in Little Rock.

Tax difference

+$281

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Little Rock, 22.9% in St. Joseph.

More about St. Joseph

Little Rock, AR in full

State income tax topping out at 3.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,079 and 208 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

St. Joseph, MO in full

State income tax topping out at 4.7%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $898 and 220 sunny days; commutes average 19 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in St. Joseph than Little Rock?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, St. Joseph leaves about $128 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $906 in Little Rock and $754 in St. Joseph.

Does St. Joseph have state income tax?

St. Joseph is in Missouri, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Little Rock to St. Joseph?

The paycheck is taxed in Missouri. 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 Little Rock and St. Joseph 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.