

McAllen vs Nashville
$300/mo more in Nashville
McAllenNashvilleAbout 950 miles apart, a flight.
- Nashville leaves you more
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,656/mo in Nashville. $2,356/mo in McAllen. +$3,600 a year.
McAllen
$2,356
left each month
Nashville
$2,656
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| Per month | McAllen | Nashville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,208 | $7,556 | +$1,348 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,142 | $1,541 | +$400 |
| Take-home pay | $5,066 | $6,014 | +$948 |
| Rent | $863 | $1,392 | +$529 |
| Getting around | $532 | $559 | +$27 |
| Groceries | $363 | $388 | +$25 |
| Healthcare | $408 | $437 | +$29 |
| Utilities | $227 | $243 | +$16 |
| Everything else | $317 | $340 | +$23 |
| Left over | $2,356 | $2,656 | +$300 |
Salary to match McAllen
$85,500
Gross pay in Nashville that leaves the same amount as $74,500 in McAllen.
Tax difference
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Tennessee has no wage income tax.
More about Nashville
McAllen, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,027 and 237 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
Nashville, TN in full
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
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Nashville → McAllen →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Nashville than McAllen?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Nashville leaves about $300 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $863 in McAllen and $1,392 in Nashville.
Does Nashville have state income tax?
Nashville is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from McAllen to Nashville?
The paycheck is taxed in Tennessee. 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 McAllen and Nashville 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.