Moving from Raleigh to Manchester
You'd keep $37 more a month in Manchester
+$444 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
Manchester leftover
$2,777
+$37 vs Raleigh
| Per month | Raleigh | Manchester | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,875 | $8,429 | +$554 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,926 | $1,800 | −$125 |
| Take-home pay | $5,949 | $6,628 | +$679 |
| Rent | $1,249 | $1,797 | +$548 |
| Getting around | $568 | $551 | −$17 |
| Groceries | $384 | $415 | +$31 |
| Healthcare | $432 | $467 | +$35 |
| Utilities | $240 | $259 | +$19 |
| Everything else | $336 | $363 | +$27 |
| Left over | $2,740 | $2,777 | +$37 |
To break even in Manchester, you'd need to earn
$100,500
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. New Hampshire has no wage income tax.
More about Manchester
Raleigh, NC in full
Research Triangle salaries, low taxes, and not much to do downtown.
Manchester, NH in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $2,139 and 187 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Manchester on Manchester wages.
Manchester → Raleigh →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Manchester than Raleigh?
A one-bedroom is about $1,249 in Raleigh versus $1,797 in Manchester. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $37 a month higher in Manchester. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Manchester have state income tax?
Manchester is in New Hampshire, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Raleigh to Manchester?
Take-home pay is recalculated under New Hampshire 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.