Orlando, FL → Providence, RI
Moving to Providence costs you $97 a month
−$1,164 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 147 households moved Orlando → Providence (avg AGI $43,088). 291 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Orlando | Providence | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,083 | $7,628 | +$545 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,401 | $1,817 | +$416 |
| Take-home pay | $5,682 | $5,811 | +$129 |
| Rent | $1,502 | $1,751 | +$249 |
| Getting around | $586 | $491 | −$95 |
| Groceries | $396 | $416 | +$20 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $468 | +$22 |
| Utilities | $248 | $260 | +$12 |
| Everything else | $347 | $364 | +$17 |
| Left over | $2,158 | $2,061 | −$97 |
To break even in Providence, you'd need to earn
$93,500
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
−$3,048
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 19.8% in Orlando, 23.8% in Providence.
More about Providence
Orlando, FL in full
No income tax, but a service economy holds wages below the national median.
Providence, RI in full
Boston-adjacent culture at a meaningful discount, with New England property taxes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Providence on Providence wages.
Providence → Orlando →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.