Miami, FL → Providence, RI
You'd keep $402 more a month in Providence
+$4,824 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 376 households moved Miami → Providence (avg AGI $72,787). 507 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Miami | Providence | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,500 | $7,656 | +$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,525 | $1,827 | +$302 |
| Take-home pay | $5,975 | $5,830 | −$145 |
| Rent | $2,088 | $1,751 | −$337 |
| Getting around | $599 | $491 | −$108 |
| Groceries | $444 | $416 | −$28 |
| Healthcare | $500 | $468 | −$32 |
| Utilities | $278 | $260 | −$18 |
| Everything else | $389 | $364 | −$25 |
| Left over | $1,678 | $2,080 | +$402 |
To break even in Providence, you'd need to earn
$84,500
Household gross, versus $90,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Miami does now.
The tax difference alone
−$3,064
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.3% in Miami, 23.9% in Providence.
More about Providence
Miami, FL in full
No income tax, but rents rose faster here than anywhere in the 2020s.
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 → Miami →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.