Moving from San Francisco to Beaumont

You'd keep $500 more a month in Beaumont

+$6,000 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

San Francisco leftover

$2,380

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,880

+$500 vs San Francisco

Monthly and annual budget comparison between San Francisco, CA and Beaumont, TX
Per monthSan FranciscoBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$10,458$7,141−$3,317
Income and payroll tax$3,056$1,419−$1,637
Take-home pay$7,403$5,723−$1,680
Rent$2,609$958−$1,651
Getting around$558$570+$12
Groceries$512$363−$149
Healthcare$576$408−$168
Utilities$320$227−$93
Everything else$448$317−$131
Left over$2,380$2,880+$500

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

$77,000

Household gross, versus $125,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as San Francisco does now.

The tax difference alone

+$7,699

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

More about Beaumont

San Francisco, CA in full

Dense, walkable, cold in July, and priced for two incomes.

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 Francisco

Questions

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

A one-bedroom is about $2,609 in San Francisco versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $500 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 Francisco 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.