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New York vs Myrtle Beach

$401/mo more in Myrtle Beach

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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New YorkMyrtle BeachAbout 550 miles apart, a flight.

  • Myrtle Beach leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 222 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,643/mo in Myrtle Beach. $1,242/mo in New York. +$4,812 a year.

New York

$1,242

left each month

Myrtle Beach

$1,643

+$401 vs New York

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Same paycheck, another city.

Myrtle Beach wins 3 of 4New York 1 · ties 0
$6,405Take-home · New York$4,918
$3,018Rent · Myrtle Beach$1,319
$2,145Other bills · Myrtle Beach$1,956
$1,242Left over · Myrtle Beach$1,643

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In 2022-2023, 1,538 households moved New York → Myrtle Beach (avg AGI $97,358). 221 went the other way. The whole move →

+$401 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthNew YorkMyrtle Beach
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between New York, NY and Myrtle Beach, SC
Per monthNew YorkMyrtle BeachDifference
Gross pay$9,292$6,371−$2,920
Income and payroll tax$2,886$1,453−$1,433
Take-home pay$6,405$4,918−$1,487
Rent$3,018$1,319−$1,699
Getting around$347$564+$217
Groceries$496$384−$112
Healthcare$558$432−$126
Utilities$310$240−$70
Everything else$434$336−$98
Left over$1,242$1,643+$401

Salary to match New York

$69,000

Gross pay in Myrtle Beach that leaves the same amount as $111,500 in New York.

Tax difference

+$6,806

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 31.1% in New York, 22.8% in Myrtle Beach.

More about Myrtle Beach

New York, NY in full

The one place where skipping a car genuinely offsets the rent.

Myrtle Beach, SC in full

State income tax topping out at 6.2%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,570 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Myrtle Beach than New York?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Myrtle Beach leaves about $401 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $3,018 in New York and $1,319 in Myrtle Beach.

Does Myrtle Beach have state income tax?

Myrtle Beach is in South Carolina, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from New York to Myrtle Beach?

The paycheck is taxed in South Carolina. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between New York and Myrtle Beach changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.