
Coeur d'Alene vs Spokane
$550/mo more in Spokane
Coeur d'AleneSpokaneAbout 54 miles apart, close enough to drive.
- Spokane leaves you more
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,602/mo in Spokane. $2,052/mo in Coeur d'Alene. +$6,600 a year.
Coeur d'Alene
$2,052
left each month
Spokane
$2,602
+$550 vs Coeur d'Alene
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In 2022-2023, 1,125 households moved Coeur d'Alene → Spokane (avg AGI $57,675). 993 went the other way. The whole move →
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| Per month | Coeur d'Alene | Spokane | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,083 | $7,115 | +$31 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,735 | $1,411 | −$325 |
| Take-home pay | $5,348 | $5,704 | +$356 |
| Rent | $1,359 | $1,187 | −$172 |
| Getting around | $535 | $538 | +$3 |
| Groceries | $387 | $380 | −$7 |
| Healthcare | $435 | $428 | −$7 |
| Utilities | $242 | $238 | −$4 |
| Everything else | $338 | $333 | −$5 |
| Left over | $2,052 | $2,602 | +$550 |
Salary to match Coeur d'Alene
$76,000
Gross pay in Spokane that leaves the same amount as $85,000 in Coeur d'Alene.
Tax difference
+$4,009
A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.
More about Spokane
Coeur d'Alene, ID in full
A flat 5.7% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,618 and 178 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
Spokane, WA in full
No income tax, real seasons, and Seattle's outdoors without Seattle's rent.
The other way
Start in Spokane.
Spokane → Coeur d'Alene →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Spokane than Coeur d'Alene?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Spokane leaves about $550 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,359 in Coeur d'Alene and $1,187 in Spokane.
Does Spokane have state income tax?
Spokane is in Washington, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Coeur d'Alene to Spokane?
The paycheck is taxed in Washington. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Coeur d'Alene and Spokane changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.