Los Angeles, CA → Orlando, FL
You'd keep $479 more a month in Orlando
+$5,748 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Los Angeles | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $7,109 | −$1,641 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $1,409 | −$969 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $5,700 | −$671 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $1,502 | −$774 |
| Getting around | $674 | $586 | −$88 |
| Groceries | $476 | $396 | −$80 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $446 | −$90 |
| Utilities | $298 | $248 | −$50 |
| Everything else | $417 | $347 | −$70 |
| Left over | $1,697 | $2,176 | +$479 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$77,000
Household gross, versus $105,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Los Angeles does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,792
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
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 → Los Angeles →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.