Moving from Manchester to San Antonio

You'd keep $43 more a month in San Antonio

+$516 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Manchester leftover

$2,769

a month after tax and rent

San Antonio leftover

$2,812

+$43 vs Manchester

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Manchester, NH and San Antonio, TX
Per monthManchesterSan AntonioDifference
Gross pay$8,417$7,241−$1,176
Income and payroll tax$1,797$1,448−$349
Take-home pay$6,620$5,793−$827
Rent$1,797$1,052−$745
Getting around$551$566+$15
Groceries$415$376−$39
Healthcare$467$423−$44
Utilities$259$235−$24
Everything else$363$329−$34
Left over$2,769$2,812+$43

To break even in San Antonio, you'd need to earn

$86,000

Household gross, versus $101,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Manchester does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about San Antonio

Manchester, NH in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $2,139 and 187 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.

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 AntonioManchester

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in San Antonio than Manchester?

A one-bedroom is about $1,797 in Manchester versus $1,052 in San Antonio. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $43 a month higher in San Antonio. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does San Antonio have state income tax?

San Antonio is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Manchester to San Antonio?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas 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.