Moving from Florence to Myrtle Beach
Florence to Myrtle Beach: $194 less leftover
$1,637/mo leftover in Myrtle Beach vs $1,831 in Florence after tax and rent ($194 less). −$2,328 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Florence leftover
$1,831
a month after tax and rent
Myrtle Beach leftover
$1,637
−$194 vs Florence
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 184 households moved Florence → Myrtle Beach (about 345 people, average AGI $53,870). 190 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Florence | Myrtle Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,027 | $4,912 |
| Rent | $1,205 | $1,319 |
| All other costs | $1,991 | $1,956 |
| Left over | $1,831 | $1,637 |
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 Florence and Myrtle Beach 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.
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What the move itself costs
About 60 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$2,950
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$2,000
- Rent a truck
- $350–$700
Other moves from Florence
Dig into Myrtle Beach
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Myrtle Beach than Florence?
A one-bedroom is about $1,205 in Florence versus $1,319 in Myrtle Beach. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $194 a month lower in Myrtle Beach. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Myrtle Beach have state income tax?
Myrtle Beach is in South Carolina, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Florence to Myrtle Beach?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Florence → Myrtle Beach move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.