Moving from San Antonio to Cheyenne

You'd keep $221 more a month in Cheyenne

+$2,652 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

San Antonio leftover

$2,818

a month after tax and rent

Cheyenne leftover

$3,039

+$221 vs San Antonio

Monthly and annual budget comparison between San Antonio, TX and Cheyenne, WY
Per monthSan AntonioCheyenneDifference
Gross pay$7,250$7,640+$390
Income and payroll tax$1,451$1,566+$116
Take-home pay$5,799$6,073+$274
Rent$1,052$1,024−$28
Getting around$566$599+$33
Groceries$376$389+$13
Healthcare$423$438+$15
Utilities$235$243+$8
Everything else$329$341+$12
Left over$2,818$3,039+$221

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

$88,000

Household gross, versus $87,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as San Antonio does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

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

More about Cheyenne

San Antonio, TX in full

Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.

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.

CheyenneSan Antonio

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Cheyenne than San Antonio?

A one-bedroom is about $1,052 in San Antonio versus $1,024 in Cheyenne. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $221 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 San Antonio 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.