Los Angeles, CA → Providence, RI
You'd keep $383 more a month in Providence
+$4,596 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 236 households moved Los Angeles → Providence (avg AGI $85,178). 183 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Los Angeles | Providence | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $7,656 | −$1,094 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $1,827 | −$552 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $5,830 | −$542 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $1,751 | −$525 |
| Getting around | $674 | $491 | −$183 |
| Groceries | $476 | $416 | −$60 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $468 | −$68 |
| Utilities | $298 | $260 | −$38 |
| Everything else | $417 | $364 | −$53 |
| Left over | $1,697 | $2,080 | +$383 |
To break even in Providence, you'd need to earn
$85,000
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
+$2,728
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 27.2% in Los Angeles, 23.9% in Providence.
More about Providence
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
Providence, RI in full
Boston-adjacent culture at a meaningful discount, with New England property taxes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Providence on Providence wages.
Providence → 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.