Tampa vs Gainesville leftover
Moving to Gainesville costs you $343 a month
$1,967/mo leftover in Gainesville vs $2,310 in Tampa after tax and rent ($343 less). −$4,116 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Tampa leftover
$2,310
a month after tax and rent
Gainesville leftover
$1,967
−$343 vs Tampa
Compare Tampa to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Tampa.
Monthly gap
Tampa → Gainesville
$343
less / month in Tampa
$1,967 in Gainesville · $2,310 in Tampa · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 767 households moved Tampa → Gainesville (avg AGI $62,216). 680 went the other way. The whole move →
−$343 / mo
| Per month | Tampa | Gainesville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $6,382 | −$952 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,193 | −$282 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,188 | −$670 |
| Rent | $1,506 | $1,305 | −$201 |
| Getting around | $592 | $514 | −$78 |
| Groceries | $400 | $387 | −$13 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $435 | −$15 |
| Utilities | $250 | $242 | −$8 |
| Everything else | $350 | $338 | −$12 |
| Left over | $2,310 | $1,967 | −$343 |
To break even in Gainesville, 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
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Gainesville
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
Gainesville, FL in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,553 and 250 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Gainesville on Gainesville wages.
Gainesville → Tampa →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Gainesville than Tampa?
A one-bedroom is about $1,506 in Tampa versus $1,305 in Gainesville. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $343 a month lower in Gainesville. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Gainesville have state income tax?
Gainesville is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Tampa to Gainesville?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Florida 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.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Tampa and Gainesville moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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.