Tampa, FL → St. Louis, MO
You'd keep $349 more a month in St. Louis
+$4,188 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Tampa | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,333 | $7,567 | +$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,476 | $1,899 | +$424 |
| Take-home pay | $5,858 | $5,668 | −$189 |
| Rent | $1,520 | $1,144 | −$376 |
| Getting around | $592 | $545 | −$47 |
| Groceries | $400 | $368 | −$32 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $414 | −$36 |
| Utilities | $250 | $230 | −$20 |
| Everything else | $350 | $322 | −$28 |
| Left over | $2,296 | $2,645 | +$349 |
To break even in St. Louis, you'd need to earn
$84,500
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
−$4,249
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.1% in Tampa, 25.1% in St. Louis.
Tampa, FL in full
No income tax and beaches, but insurance costs are the hidden line item.
St. Louis, MO in full
The lowest home prices of any metro over 2 million people.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from St. Louis on St. Louis wages.
St. Louis → 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.