Moving from St. Louis to Bremerton

You'd keep $193 more a month in Bremerton

+$2,316 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

St. Louis leftover

$2,656

a month after tax and rent

Bremerton leftover

$2,849

+$193 vs St. Louis

Monthly and annual budget comparison between St. Louis, MO and Bremerton, WA
Per monthSt. LouisBremertonDifference
Gross pay$7,583$8,279+$696
Income and payroll tax$1,905$1,756−$149
Take-home pay$5,679$6,523+$844
Rent$1,144$1,612+$468
Getting around$545$505−$40
Groceries$368$430+$62
Healthcare$414$483+$69
Utilities$230$269+$39
Everything else$322$376+$54
Left over$2,656$2,849+$193

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

$96,000

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

+$4,260

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

More about Bremerton

St. Louis, MO in full

The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.

Bremerton, WA in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,919 and 154 sunny days; commutes average 30 minutes.

The reverse move

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

BremertonSt. Louis

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Bremerton than St. Louis?

A one-bedroom is about $1,144 in St. Louis versus $1,612 in Bremerton. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $193 a month higher in Bremerton. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Bremerton have state income tax?

Bremerton is in Washington, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from St. Louis to Bremerton?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Washington 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.