Moving from Odessa to Nashville

Moving to Nashville costs you $411 a month

−$4,932 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Odessa leftover

$3,063

a month after tax and rent

Nashville leftover

$2,652

−$411 vs Odessa

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Odessa, TX and Nashville, TN
Per monthOdessaNashvilleDifference
Gross pay$7,708$7,560−$148
Income and payroll tax$1,587$1,543−$44
Take-home pay$6,122$6,017−$104
Rent$1,174$1,399+$225
Getting around$570$559−$11
Groceries$363$388+$25
Healthcare$408$437+$29
Utilities$227$243+$16
Everything else$317$340+$23
Left over$3,063$2,652−$411

To break even in Nashville, you'd need to earn

$97,500

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

The tax difference alone

$0

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

More about Nashville

Odessa, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,398 and 269 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.

Nashville, TN in full

No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Nashville on Nashville wages.

NashvilleOdessa

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Nashville than Odessa?

A one-bedroom is about $1,174 in Odessa versus $1,399 in Nashville. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $411 a month lower in Nashville. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Nashville have state income tax?

Nashville is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Odessa to Nashville?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Tennessee 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.