Moving from Reno to Manchester

You'd keep $478 more a month in Manchester

+$5,736 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Reno leftover

$2,303

a month after tax and rent

Manchester leftover

$2,781

+$478 vs Reno

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Reno, NV and Manchester, NH
Per monthRenoManchesterDifference
Gross pay$7,333$8,433+$1,100
Income and payroll tax$1,476$1,802+$326
Take-home pay$5,858$6,632+$774
Rent$1,539$1,797+$258
Getting around$566$551−$15
Groceries$400$415+$15
Healthcare$450$467+$17
Utilities$250$259+$9
Everything else$350$363+$13
Left over$2,303$2,781+$478

To break even in Manchester, you'd need to earn

$93,000

Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Reno does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. New Hampshire has no wage income tax.

More about Manchester

Reno, NV in full

No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.

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.

ManchesterReno

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Manchester than Reno?

A one-bedroom is about $1,539 in Reno versus $1,797 in Manchester. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $478 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 Reno 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.