Miami, FL → St. Louis, MO
You'd keep $974 more a month in St. Louis
+$11,688 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Miami | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,500 | $7,578 | +$78 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,525 | $1,903 | +$378 |
| Take-home pay | $5,975 | $5,675 | −$300 |
| Rent | $2,088 | $1,144 | −$944 |
| Getting around | $599 | $545 | −$54 |
| Groceries | $444 | $368 | −$76 |
| Healthcare | $500 | $414 | −$86 |
| Utilities | $278 | $230 | −$48 |
| Everything else | $389 | $322 | −$67 |
| Left over | $1,678 | $2,652 | +$974 |
To break even in St. Louis, you'd need to earn
$73,000
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
−$4,257
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.3% in Miami, 25.1% in St. Louis.
Miami, FL in full
No income tax, but rents rose faster here than anywhere in the 2020s.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from St. Louis on St. Louis wages.
St. Louis → 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.