2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Savannah, GA

Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology

Income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI living costs for a move from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Savannah, GA.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$100,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
0.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$4,242
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$144
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$4,386/yr
Tax + housing gain

Interactive Purchasing Power Equivalency Workbench

Adjust your current salary at origin to dynamically compute the statutory tax burden, housing costs, and discretionary cash in both markets.

Presets:
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$30,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000
Origin Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$0
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $79,180
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $60,820
Target Market
Destination Location

Savannah, GA

COL 125.5
Gross Parity Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,242
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,939
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,504
Discretionary Cash Flow $56,435

EPI family budgets put living costs 0.0% lower in Savannah, GA than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, so $100,000 in Austin goes about as far as $100,000 in Savannah. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,530 a month in Austin and $1,542 in Savannah, $144 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,242 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Savannah. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $4,386 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $56,950 in Austin and $47,240 in Savannah.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

Category-by-category breakdown of monthly baseline consumption between origin and destination.

Expenditure Category Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Savannah (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,530$1,542+$12+0.8%
Food & Groceries$334$367+$33+9.9%
Transportation$1,062$1,069+$7+0.7%
Healthcare$467$491+$24+5.1%
Other Necessities$585$525-$60-10.3%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$2,088+$353+20.3%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$12/mo (0.8%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo Savannah: $1,542/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$138/mo (-7.6%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo Savannah: $1,679/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$0.01/hr (-0.0%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr Savannah: $27.76/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$1.54/hr (-6.5%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr Savannah: $22.24/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

BLS median wage comparisons across benchmark roles between both metropolitan labor markets.

Occupation Title Industry Sector Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Savannah Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$117,850$83,990-$33,860 (-28.7%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$134,120$123,220-$10,900 (-8.1%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$97,890$86,760-$11,130 (-11.4%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$102,390$98,930-$3,460 (-3.4%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$83,120$79,790-$3,330 (-4.0%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$176,990$159,660-$17,330 (-9.8%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$129,470$106,080-$23,390 (-18.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$151,760$147,020-$4,740 (-3.1%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$60,390$58,430-$1,960 (-3.2%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$167,180$144,120-$23,060 (-13.8%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$164,920$142,710-$22,210 (-13.5%)View Dossier
Construction ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$102,980$113,450+$10,470 (+10.2%)View Dossier

Major US Inter-Metro Relocation Corridors

Empirical cost differentials and statutory tax savings across high-volume migration routes.

New York-Newark-Jersey City → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $14,388 less 1BR rent a year

-30.6% COL+$22,689/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $6,211 less tax and $17,676 less 1BR rent a year

-30.4% COL+$23,887/yr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin → Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

On $100k: $4,805 less tax and $2,928 less 1BR rent a year

-2.2% COL+$7,733/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Columbus

On $100k: $1,729 less tax and $19,884 less 1BR rent a year

-41.0% COL+$21,613/yr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim → Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

On $100k: $4,113 less tax and $10,908 less 1BR rent a year

-13.5% COL+$15,021/yr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue → Denver-Aurora-Centennial

On $100k: $3,761 more tax and $4,188 less 1BR rent a year

-13.6% COL+$427/yr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton → Raleigh-Cary

On $100k: $1,299 less tax and $11,592 less 1BR rent a year

-16.2% COL+$12,891/yr
New York-Newark-Jersey City → Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $7,296 less 1BR rent a year

-27.3% COL+$15,597/yr

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Savannah, GA Relocation FAQs

About $100,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 125.5 in Savannah, GA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Savannah, GA: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Savannah, GA to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Savannah, GA Overview

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Savannah, GA: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same salary.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Savannah, GA to match $100,000 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

About $100,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 125.5 in Savannah, GA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Savannah, GA cheaper than Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 0.0% lower in Savannah, GA than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.