Philadelphia, PA → Orlando, FL
Moving to Orlando costs you $247 a month
−$2,964 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Philadelphia | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,125 | $7,109 | −$1,016 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,264 | $1,409 | −$855 |
| Take-home pay | $5,861 | $5,700 | −$160 |
| Rent | $1,541 | $1,502 | −$39 |
| Getting around | $418 | $586 | +$168 |
| Groceries | $408 | $396 | −$12 |
| Healthcare | $459 | $446 | −$13 |
| Utilities | $255 | $248 | −$7 |
| Everything else | $357 | $347 | −$10 |
| Left over | $2,423 | $2,176 | −$247 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$89,500
Household gross, versus $97,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Philadelphia does now.
The tax difference alone
+$6,650
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
Philadelphia, PA in full
East Coast density at half of Boston's rent, minus a 3.75% city wage tax.
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 → Philadelphia →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.