Moving from Raleigh to Cheyenne
You'd keep $300 more a month in Cheyenne
+$3,600 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Raleigh leftover
$2,740
a month after tax and rent
Cheyenne leftover
$3,040
+$300 vs Raleigh
| Per month | Raleigh | Cheyenne | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $7,641 | −$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,926 | $1,567 | −$359 |
| Take-home pay | $5,949 | $6,074 | +$125 |
| Rent | $1,249 | $1,024 | −$225 |
| Getting around | $568 | $599 | +$31 |
| Groceries | $384 | $389 | +$5 |
| Healthcare | $432 | $438 | +$6 |
| Utilities | $240 | $243 | +$3 |
| Everything else | $336 | $341 | +$5 |
| Left over | $2,740 | $3,040 | +$300 |
To break even in Cheyenne, you'd need to earn
$86,500
Household gross, versus $94,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Raleigh does now.
The tax difference alone
+$3,474
A year, in state and local income tax. Wyoming has no wage income tax.
More about Cheyenne
Raleigh, NC in full
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
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 → Raleigh →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Cheyenne than Raleigh?
A one-bedroom is about $1,249 in Raleigh versus $1,024 in Cheyenne. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $300 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 Raleigh 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.