Moving from Portland to Cheyenne
You'd keep $725 more a month in Cheyenne
+$8,700 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Portland leftover
$2,329
a month after tax and rent
Cheyenne leftover
$3,054
+$725 vs Portland
| Per month | Portland | Cheyenne | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,208 | $7,661 | −$547 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,408 | $1,573 | −$835 |
| Take-home pay | $5,800 | $6,088 | +$288 |
| Rent | $1,417 | $1,024 | −$393 |
| Getting around | $517 | $599 | +$82 |
| Groceries | $424 | $389 | −$35 |
| Healthcare | $477 | $438 | −$39 |
| Utilities | $265 | $243 | −$22 |
| Everything else | $371 | $341 | −$30 |
| Left over | $2,329 | $3,054 | +$725 |
To break even in Cheyenne, you'd need to earn
$79,500
Household gross, versus $98,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Portland does now.
The tax difference alone
+$8,078
A year, in state and local income tax. Wyoming has no wage income tax.
More about Cheyenne
Portland, OR in full
No sales tax, high income tax, and nine months of grey.
Cheyenne, WY in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,219 and 253 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Cheyenne on Cheyenne wages.
Cheyenne → Portland →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Cheyenne than Portland?
A one-bedroom is about $1,417 in Portland versus $1,024 in Cheyenne. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $725 a month higher in Cheyenne. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Cheyenne have state income tax?
Cheyenne is in Wyoming, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Portland to Cheyenne?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Wyoming 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.