St. Louis, MO → Charlotte, NC
Moving to Charlotte costs you $85 a month
−$1,020 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | St. Louis | Charlotte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $7,740 | +$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,905 | $1,880 | −$25 |
| Take-home pay | $5,679 | $5,860 | +$181 |
| Rent | $1,144 | $1,329 | +$185 |
| Getting around | $545 | $568 | +$23 |
| Groceries | $368 | $384 | +$16 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $432 | +$18 |
| Utilities | $230 | $240 | +$10 |
| Everything else | $322 | $336 | +$14 |
| Left over | $2,656 | $2,571 | −$85 |
To break even in Charlotte, you'd need to earn
$94,500
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
+$855
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.1% in St. Louis, 24.3% in Charlotte.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
Charlotte, NC in full
A banking hub with a 4.25% flat tax and mild winters.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Charlotte on Charlotte wages.
Charlotte → 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.