Moving from Phoenix to Minot
You'd keep $750 more a month in Minot
+$9,000 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
Minot leftover
$3,327
+$750 vs Phoenix
| Per month | Phoenix | Minot | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,724 | +$141 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,709 | $1,639 | −$69 |
| Take-home pay | $5,875 | $6,085 | +$210 |
| Rent | $1,276 | $951 | −$325 |
| Getting around | $586 | $544 | −$42 |
| Groceries | $396 | $348 | −$48 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $392 | −$54 |
| Utilities | $248 | $218 | −$30 |
| Everything else | $347 | $305 | −$42 |
| Left over | $2,577 | $3,327 | +$750 |
To break even in Minot, 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
+$1,333
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.5% in Phoenix, 21.2% in Minot.
More about Minot
Phoenix, AZ in full
A 2.5% flat income tax, cheap housing for a big metro, and a genuinely dangerous July.
Minot, ND in full
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,132 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Minot on Minot wages.
Minot → Phoenix →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Minot than Phoenix?
A one-bedroom is about $1,276 in Phoenix versus $951 in Minot. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $750 a month higher in Minot. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Minot have state income tax?
Minot is in North Dakota, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Phoenix to Minot?
Take-home pay is recalculated under North Dakota 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.