Tampa, FL → Greenville, SC
Moving to Greenville costs you $25 a month
−$300 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 303 households moved Tampa → Greenville (avg AGI $79,350). 119 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Tampa | Greenville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,099 | −$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,714 | +$239 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,385 | −$473 |
| Rent | $1,520 | $1,205 | −$315 |
| Getting around | $592 | $560 | −$32 |
| Groceries | $400 | $372 | −$28 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $419 | −$31 |
| Utilities | $250 | $233 | −$17 |
| Everything else | $350 | $326 | −$24 |
| Left over | $2,296 | $2,271 | −$25 |
To break even in Greenville, you'd need to earn
$85,500
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
−$3,699
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.1% in Tampa, 24.1% in Greenville.
More about Greenville
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
Greenville, SC in full
Blue Ridge foothills, a walkable downtown, and a 0.57% property tax.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Greenville on Greenville wages.
Greenville → 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.