Minneapolis, MN → Boston, MA
Moving to Boston costs you $870 a month
−$10,440 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Minneapolis | Boston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $9,028 | +$778 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,186 | $2,411 | +$225 |
| Take-home pay | $6,064 | $6,617 | +$554 |
| Rent | $1,369 | $2,619 | +$1,250 |
| Getting around | $504 | $445 | −$59 |
| Groceries | $400 | $464 | +$64 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $522 | +$72 |
| Utilities | $250 | $290 | +$40 |
| Everything else | $350 | $406 | +$56 |
| Left over | $2,741 | $1,871 | −$870 |
To break even in Boston, you'd need to earn
$124,500
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
+$72
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 26.5% in Minneapolis, 26.7% in Boston.
Minneapolis, MN in full
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
Boston, MA in full
Great pay in medicine and research, brutal winters, tight housing stock.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Boston on Boston wages.
Boston → Minneapolis →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.