Providence, RI → Orlando, FL
You'd keep $97 more a month in Orlando
+$1,164 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 291 households moved Providence → Orlando (avg AGI $50,814). 147 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Providence | Orlando | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,625 | $7,080 | −$545 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,816 | $1,400 | −$415 |
| Take-home pay | $5,809 | $5,680 | −$129 |
| Rent | $1,751 | $1,502 | −$249 |
| Getting around | $491 | $586 | +$95 |
| Groceries | $416 | $396 | −$20 |
| Healthcare | $468 | $446 | −$22 |
| Utilities | $260 | $248 | −$12 |
| Everything else | $364 | $347 | −$17 |
| Left over | $2,059 | $2,156 | +$97 |
To break even in Orlando, you'd need to earn
$83,500
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
+$3,046
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Orlando
Providence, RI in full
Boston-adjacent culture at a meaningful discount, with New England property taxes.
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 → 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.