Moving from Phoenix to Jefferson City
You'd keep $314 more a month in Jefferson City
+$3,768 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Phoenix leftover
$2,577
a month after tax and rent
Jefferson City leftover
$2,891
+$314 vs Phoenix
| Per month | Phoenix | Jefferson City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,099 | −$485 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,709 | $1,662 | −$46 |
| Take-home pay | $5,875 | $5,436 | −$438 |
| Rent | $1,276 | $744 | −$532 |
| Getting around | $586 | $533 | −$53 |
| Groceries | $396 | $350 | −$46 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $394 | −$52 |
| Utilities | $248 | $219 | −$29 |
| Everything else | $347 | $306 | −$41 |
| Left over | $2,577 | $2,891 | +$314 |
To break even in Jefferson City, you'd need to earn
$79,500
Household gross, versus $91,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Phoenix does now.
The tax difference alone
−$1,167
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.5% in Phoenix, 23.4% in Jefferson City.
More about Jefferson City
Phoenix, AZ in full
A 2.5% flat income tax, cheap housing for a big metro, and a genuinely dangerous July.
Jefferson City, MO in full
State income tax topping out at 4.7%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $886 and 217 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Jefferson City on Jefferson City wages.
Jefferson City → Phoenix →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Jefferson City than Phoenix?
A one-bedroom is about $1,276 in Phoenix versus $744 in Jefferson City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $314 a month higher in Jefferson City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Jefferson City have state income tax?
Jefferson City is in Missouri, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Phoenix to Jefferson City?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Missouri 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.