Moving from Odessa to San Antonio

Moving to San Antonio costs you $246 a month

−$2,952 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

San Antonio leftover

$2,817

−$246 vs Odessa

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Odessa, TX and San Antonio, TX
Per monthOdessaSan AntonioDifference
Gross pay$7,708$7,249−$460
Income and payroll tax$1,587$1,450−$136
Take-home pay$6,122$5,798−$323
Rent$1,174$1,052−$122
Getting around$570$566−$4
Groceries$363$376+$13
Healthcare$408$423+$15
Utilities$227$235+$8
Everything else$317$329+$12
Left over$3,063$2,817−$246

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

$91,000

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. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about San Antonio

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.

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 AntonioOdessa

Questions

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

A one-bedroom is about $1,174 in Odessa versus $1,052 in San Antonio. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $246 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 Odessa 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.