Washington, DC → St. Louis, MO
Moving to St. Louis costs you $241 a month
−$2,892 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Washington | St. Louis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $9,667 | $7,562 | −$2,105 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,752 | $1,897 | −$855 |
| Take-home pay | $6,914 | $5,665 | −$1,250 |
| Rent | $1,929 | $1,144 | −$785 |
| Getting around | $463 | $545 | +$82 |
| Groceries | $452 | $368 | −$84 |
| Healthcare | $508 | $414 | −$94 |
| Utilities | $283 | $230 | −$53 |
| Everything else | $395 | $322 | −$73 |
| Left over | $2,883 | $2,642 | −$241 |
To break even in St. Louis, you'd need to earn
$95,000
Household gross, versus $116,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Washington does now.
The tax difference alone
+$2,774
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 28.5% in Washington, 25.1% in St. Louis.
Washington, DC in full
Recession-resistant government and consulting pay, humid summers, real transit.
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 → Washington →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.