Moving from Salt Lake City to San Antonio
You'd keep $265 more a month in San Antonio
+$3,180 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Salt Lake City leftover
$2,547
a month after tax and rent
San Antonio leftover
$2,812
+$265 vs Salt Lake City
In 2022-2023, 105 households moved Salt Lake City → San Antonio (avg AGI $62,152). 86 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Salt Lake City | San Antonio | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,708 | $7,241 | −$467 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,937 | $1,448 | −$489 |
| Take-home pay | $5,771 | $5,793 | +$22 |
| Rent | $1,269 | $1,052 | −$217 |
| Getting around | $519 | $566 | +$47 |
| Groceries | $396 | $376 | −$20 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $423 | −$23 |
| Utilities | $248 | $235 | −$13 |
| Everything else | $347 | $329 | −$18 |
| Left over | $2,547 | $2,812 | +$265 |
To break even in San Antonio, you'd need to earn
$82,500
Household gross, versus $92,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Salt Lake City does now.
The tax difference alone
+$4,209
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about San Antonio
Salt Lake City, UT in full
Four ski resorts inside an hour and a 23-minute average commute.
San Antonio, TX in full
Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from San Antonio on San Antonio wages.
San Antonio → Salt Lake City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in San Antonio than Salt Lake City?
A one-bedroom is about $1,269 in Salt Lake City versus $1,052 in San Antonio. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $265 a month higher in San Antonio. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does San Antonio have state income tax?
San Antonio is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Salt Lake City to San Antonio?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas 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.