2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Savannah, GA.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$69,300
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-30.7%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$4,059
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$14,244
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$18,303/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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

COL 181.0
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,860
Local / City Tax -$3,441
Net Annual Take-Home $70,879
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$32,748
Discretionary Cash Flow $38,131
Target Market
Destination Location

Savannah, GA

COL 125.5
Gross Parity Income $69,300
Federal Income Tax -$6,416
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$5,301
State Income Tax -$2,710
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $54,873
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,504
Discretionary Cash Flow $36,369

EPI family budgets put living costs 30.7% lower in Savannah, GA than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, so $100,000 in New York goes about as far as $69,300 in Savannah. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,729 a month in New York and $1,542 in Savannah, $14,244 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,059 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Savannah. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $18,303 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $61,430 in New York 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City (Monthly) Savannah (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$2,729$1,542-$1,187-43.5%
Food & Groceries$426$367-$59-13.8%
Transportation$693$1,069+$376+54.3%
Healthcare$748$491-$257-34.4%
Other Necessities$879$525-$354-40.3%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,427$2,088-$339-14.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,187/mo (-43.5%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,729/mo Savannah: $1,542/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,292/mo (-43.5%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,971/mo Savannah: $1,679/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$12.27/hr (-30.7%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $40.03/hr Savannah: $27.76/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$11.95/hr (-35.0%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $34.19/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 New York-Newark-Jersey City Median Savannah Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$119,720$86,760-$32,960 (-27.5%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$157,000$83,990-$73,010 (-46.5%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$166,830$123,220-$43,610 (-26.1%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$105,650$79,790-$25,860 (-24.5%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$221,010$144,120-$76,890 (-34.8%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$126,660$98,930-$27,730 (-21.9%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,300$159,660-$55,640 (-25.8%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$192,840$142,710-$50,130 (-26.0%)View Dossier
Financial AnalystFinanceFinance$128,930$98,400-$30,530 (-23.7%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,150$147,020-$68,130 (-31.7%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$79,020$58,430-$20,590 (-26.1%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$167,580$123,840-$43,740 (-26.1%)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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Savannah, GA Relocation FAQs

About $69,300. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 125.5 in Savannah, GA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Savannah, GA: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Savannah, GA to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Relocation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Savannah, GA Overview

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Savannah, GA: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Savannah, GA to match $100,000 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About $69,300. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 125.5 in Savannah, GA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Savannah, GA cheaper than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 30.7% lower in Savannah, GA than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.