Moving from Orlando to Manchester

You'd keep $609 more a month in Manchester

+$7,308 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Orlando leftover

$2,158

a month after tax and rent

Manchester leftover

$2,767

+$609 vs Orlando

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Orlando, FL and Manchester, NH
Per monthOrlandoManchesterDifference
Gross pay$7,083$8,414+$1,331
Income and payroll tax$1,401$1,796+$395
Take-home pay$5,682$6,618+$936
Rent$1,502$1,797+$295
Getting around$586$551−$35
Groceries$396$415+$19
Healthcare$446$467+$21
Utilities$248$259+$11
Everything else$347$363+$16
Left over$2,158$2,767+$609

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

$90,500

Household gross, versus $85,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Orlando does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

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

More about Manchester

Orlando, FL in full

No income tax, but a service economy holds wages below the national median.

Manchester, NH in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $2,139 and 187 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.

The reverse move

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

ManchesterOrlando

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Manchester than Orlando?

A one-bedroom is about $1,502 in Orlando versus $1,797 in Manchester. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $609 a month higher in Manchester. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Manchester have state income tax?

Manchester is in New Hampshire, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Orlando to Manchester?

Take-home pay is recalculated under New Hampshire 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.