Tampa, FL → Cleveland, OH
You'd keep $352 more a month in Cleveland
+$4,224 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 269 households moved Tampa → Cleveland (avg AGI $62,859). 337 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Tampa | Cleveland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,411 | +$78 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,828 | +$353 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,583 | −$275 |
| Rent | $1,520 | $1,100 | −$420 |
| Getting around | $592 | $515 | −$77 |
| Groceries | $400 | $364 | −$36 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $410 | −$40 |
| Utilities | $250 | $228 | −$22 |
| Everything else | $350 | $319 | −$31 |
| Left over | $2,296 | $2,648 | +$352 |
To break even in Cleveland, you'd need to earn
$82,500
Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Tampa does now.
The tax difference alone
−$3,953
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.1% in Tampa, 24.7% in Cleveland.
More about Cleveland
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
Cleveland, OH in full
World-class hospitals and an orchestra, at the lowest rents of any large metro.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Cleveland on Cleveland wages.
Cleveland → Tampa →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.