Providence, RI → Los Angeles, CA
Moving to Los Angeles costs you $384 a month
−$4,608 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 183 households moved Providence → Los Angeles (avg AGI $72,929). 236 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Providence | Los Angeles | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,625 | $8,714 | +$1,089 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,816 | $2,364 | +$548 |
| Take-home pay | $5,809 | $6,350 | +$541 |
| Rent | $1,751 | $2,276 | +$525 |
| Getting around | $491 | $674 | +$183 |
| Groceries | $416 | $476 | +$60 |
| Healthcare | $468 | $536 | +$68 |
| Utilities | $260 | $298 | +$38 |
| Everything else | $364 | $417 | +$53 |
| Left over | $2,059 | $1,675 | −$384 |
To break even in Los Angeles, you'd need to earn
$112,000
Household gross, versus $91,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Providence does now.
The tax difference alone
−$2,706
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.8% in Providence, 27.1% in Los Angeles.
More about Los Angeles
Providence, RI in full
Boston-adjacent culture at a meaningful discount, with New England property taxes.
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Los Angeles on Los Angeles wages.
Los Angeles → Providence →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.