Moving from Minot to Oklahoma City

Moving to Oklahoma City costs you $789 a month

−$9,468 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Minot leftover

$3,316

a month after tax and rent

Oklahoma City leftover

$2,527

−$789 vs Minot

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Minot, ND and Oklahoma City, OK
Per monthMinotOklahoma CityDifference
Gross pay$7,708$7,022−$687
Income and payroll tax$1,635$1,676+$41
Take-home pay$6,074$5,346−$728
Rent$951$972+$21
Getting around$544$542−$2
Groceries$348$360+$12
Healthcare$392$405+$13
Utilities$218$225+$7
Everything else$305$315+$10
Left over$3,316$2,527−$789

To break even in Oklahoma City, you'd need to earn

$98,500

Household gross, versus $92,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minot does now.

The tax difference alone

−$2,938

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.2% in Minot, 23.9% in Oklahoma City.

More about Oklahoma City

Minot, ND in full

State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,132 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

Oklahoma City, OK in full

The cheapest housing of any metro over a million people.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Oklahoma City on Oklahoma City wages.

Oklahoma CityMinot

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Oklahoma City than Minot?

A one-bedroom is about $951 in Minot versus $972 in Oklahoma City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $789 a month lower in Oklahoma City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Oklahoma City have state income tax?

Oklahoma City is in Oklahoma, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Minot to Oklahoma City?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Oklahoma 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.