Philadelphia, PA → Providence, RI
Moving to Providence costs you $343 a month
−$4,116 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 154 households moved Philadelphia → Providence (avg AGI $51,539). 116 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Philadelphia | Providence | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,125 | $7,656 | −$469 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,264 | $1,827 | −$438 |
| Take-home pay | $5,861 | $5,830 | −$31 |
| Rent | $1,541 | $1,751 | +$210 |
| Getting around | $418 | $491 | +$73 |
| Groceries | $408 | $416 | +$8 |
| Healthcare | $459 | $468 | +$9 |
| Utilities | $255 | $260 | +$5 |
| Everything else | $357 | $364 | +$7 |
| Left over | $2,423 | $2,080 | −$343 |
To break even in Providence, you'd need to earn
$98,000
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
+$3,586
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 27.9% in Philadelphia, 23.9% in Providence.
More about Providence
Philadelphia, PA in full
East Coast density at half of Boston's rent, minus a 3.75% city wage tax.
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 → 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.