Moving from Olympia to Orlando
Moving to Orlando costs you $630 a month
−$7,560 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Olympia leftover
$2,800
a month after tax and rent
Orlando leftover
$2,170
−$630 vs Olympia
| Per month | Olympia | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,208 | $7,100 | −$1,108 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,735 | $1,406 | −$329 |
| Take-home pay | $6,473 | $5,694 | −$779 |
| Rent | $1,575 | $1,502 | −$73 |
| Getting around | $541 | $586 | +$45 |
| Groceries | $430 | $396 | −$34 |
| Healthcare | $483 | $446 | −$37 |
| Utilities | $269 | $248 | −$21 |
| Everything else | $376 | $347 | −$29 |
| Left over | $2,800 | $2,170 | −$630 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$96,000
Household gross, versus $98,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Olympia does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Orlando
Olympia, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,875 and 156 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
Orlando, FL in full
No income tax, but a service economy holds wages below the national median.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Orlando on Orlando wages.
Orlando → Olympia →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Orlando than Olympia?
A one-bedroom is about $1,575 in Olympia versus $1,502 in Orlando. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $630 a month lower in Orlando. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Orlando have state income tax?
Orlando is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Olympia to Orlando?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Florida 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.