Phoenix, AZ → Orlando, FL
Moving to Orlando costs you $397 a month
−$4,764 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Phoenix | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,114 | −$469 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,709 | $1,411 | −$298 |
| Take-home pay | $5,875 | $5,704 | −$171 |
| Rent | $1,276 | $1,502 | +$226 |
| Getting around | $586 | $586 | $0 |
| Groceries | $396 | $396 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $446 | $0 |
| Utilities | $248 | $248 | $0 |
| Everything else | $347 | $347 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,577 | $2,180 | −$397 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$92,000
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
+$1,910
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
Phoenix, AZ in full
A 2.5% flat income tax, cheap housing for a big metro, and a genuinely dangerous July.
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 → Phoenix →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.