St. Louis, MO → Baltimore, MD
Moving to Baltimore costs you $244 a month
−$2,928 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | St. Louis | Baltimore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $8,287 | +$704 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,905 | $2,403 | +$498 |
| Take-home pay | $5,679 | $5,884 | +$206 |
| Rent | $1,144 | $1,511 | +$367 |
| Getting around | $545 | $482 | −$63 |
| Groceries | $368 | $408 | +$40 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $459 | +$45 |
| Utilities | $230 | $255 | +$25 |
| Everything else | $322 | $357 | +$35 |
| Left over | $2,656 | $2,412 | −$244 |
To break even in Baltimore, you'd need to earn
$104,000
Household gross, versus $91,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as St. Louis does now.
The tax difference alone
−$3,472
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.1% in St. Louis, 29.0% in Baltimore.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
Baltimore, MD in full
DC salaries within commuting distance, at Baltimore prices.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Baltimore on Baltimore wages.
Baltimore → St. Louis →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.