Moving from Minot to San Antonio

Moving to San Antonio costs you $494 a month

−$5,928 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

San Antonio leftover

$2,822

−$494 vs Minot

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Minot, ND and San Antonio, TX
Per monthMinotSan AntonioDifference
Gross pay$7,708$7,256−$452
Income and payroll tax$1,635$1,453−$182
Take-home pay$6,074$5,803−$271
Rent$951$1,052+$101
Getting around$544$566+$22
Groceries$348$376+$28
Healthcare$392$423+$31
Utilities$218$235+$17
Everything else$305$329+$24
Left over$3,316$2,822−$494

To break even in San Antonio, you'd need to earn

$95,500

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

+$574

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

More about San Antonio

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.

San Antonio, TX in full

Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from San Antonio on San Antonio wages.

San AntonioMinot

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in San Antonio than Minot?

A one-bedroom is about $951 in Minot versus $1,052 in San Antonio. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $494 a month lower in San Antonio. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does San Antonio have state income tax?

San Antonio is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Minot to San Antonio?

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.