Providence, RI → Philadelphia, PA
You'd keep $343 more a month in Philadelphia
+$4,116 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 116 households moved Providence → Philadelphia (avg AGI $55,052). 154 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Providence | Philadelphia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,625 | $8,092 | +$467 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,816 | $2,252 | +$436 |
| Take-home pay | $5,809 | $5,840 | +$30 |
| Rent | $1,751 | $1,541 | −$210 |
| Getting around | $491 | $418 | −$73 |
| Groceries | $416 | $408 | −$8 |
| Healthcare | $468 | $459 | −$9 |
| Utilities | $260 | $255 | −$5 |
| Everything else | $364 | $357 | −$7 |
| Left over | $2,059 | $2,402 | +$343 |
To break even in Philadelphia, you'd need to earn
$90,500
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
−$3,576
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.8% in Providence, 27.8% in Philadelphia.
More about Philadelphia
Providence, RI in full
Boston-adjacent culture at a meaningful discount, with New England property taxes.
Philadelphia, PA in full
East Coast density at half of Boston's rent, minus a 3.75% city wage tax.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Philadelphia on Philadelphia wages.
Philadelphia → 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.