Los Angeles, CA → San Antonio, TX
You'd keep $1,132 more a month in San Antonio
+$13,584 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Los Angeles | San Antonio | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $7,266 | −$1,484 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $1,455 | −$923 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $5,810 | −$562 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $1,052 | −$1,224 |
| Getting around | $674 | $566 | −$108 |
| Groceries | $476 | $376 | −$100 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $423 | −$113 |
| Utilities | $298 | $235 | −$63 |
| Everything else | $417 | $329 | −$88 |
| Left over | $1,697 | $2,829 | +$1,132 |
To break even in San Antonio, you'd need to earn
$68,000
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. Texas has no wage income tax.
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
San Antonio, TX in full
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from San Antonio on San Antonio wages.
San Antonio → 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.