Moving from San Diego to Beaumont

You'd keep $1,295 more a month in Beaumont

+$15,540 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

San Diego leftover

$1,581

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,876

+$1,295 vs San Diego

Monthly and annual budget comparison between San Diego, CA and Beaumont, TX
Per monthSan DiegoBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$8,500$7,135−$1,365
Income and payroll tax$2,281$1,417−$864
Take-home pay$6,219$5,719−$501
Rent$2,291$958−$1,333
Getting around$650$570−$80
Groceries$468$363−$105
Healthcare$527$408−$119
Utilities$293$227−$66
Everything else$410$317−$93
Left over$1,581$2,876+$1,295

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

$63,500

Household gross, versus $102,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as San Diego does now.

The tax difference alone

+$5,513

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

More about Beaumont

San Diego, CA in full

The best climate in the country and rents that know it.

Beaumont, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,141 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Beaumont on Beaumont wages.

BeaumontSan Diego

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than San Diego?

A one-bedroom is about $2,291 in San Diego versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,295 a month higher in Beaumont. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Beaumont have state income tax?

Beaumont is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from San Diego to Beaumont?

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.