Moving from Minneapolis to Beaumont

You'd keep $125 more a month in Beaumont

+$1,500 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Minneapolis leftover

$2,741

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,866

+$125 vs Minneapolis

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Minneapolis, MN and Beaumont, TX
Per monthMinneapolisBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$8,250$7,122−$1,128
Income and payroll tax$2,186$1,413−$774
Take-home pay$6,064$5,709−$355
Rent$1,369$958−$411
Getting around$504$570+$66
Groceries$400$363−$37
Healthcare$450$408−$42
Utilities$250$227−$23
Everything else$350$317−$33
Left over$2,741$2,866+$125

To break even in Beaumont, you'd need to earn

$83,500

Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minneapolis does now.

The tax difference alone

+$5,269

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

More about Beaumont

Minneapolis, MN in full

Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.

Beaumont, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,141 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Beaumont on Beaumont wages.

BeaumontMinneapolis

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Minneapolis?

A one-bedroom is about $1,369 in Minneapolis versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $125 a month higher in Beaumont. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Beaumont have state income tax?

Beaumont is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Minneapolis to Beaumont?

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.