Cost to move from Mississippi
A 2–3 bedroom move out of Mississippi ranges from about $310 (a rental truck to Alabama, 190 miles) to $18,300 (full-service movers to Washington, 2,290 miles).
Moving cost: $490–$7,110
Moving about 550 miles from Mississippi to Texas costs roughly $490 – $7,110, depending on how much of the work you hire out.
Distance between the states' population centers by road (estimate).
| Moving method | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Rental truck (DIY) Truck rental, taxes and fees. Add fuel, damage coverage, lodging and your time. | $490 – $1,650 |
| Moving container You pack and load; the company drives the container. | $1,300 – $2,800 |
| Full-service movers Packing, loading, transport and unloading. | $2,140 – $7,110 |
These ranges are based on summer (peak-season) quotes. A move between October and April usually costs less: peak prices run 20–30% higher.
A rental truck also burns about 55 gallons of fuel over this distance. One-way truck rental prices depend on direction: a truck headed where many people are moving often costs more than the same trip in reverse.
Ranges combine 198 published quote ranges on 22 interstate routes (moveBuddha, retrieved 2026-09-24) with 47 independent published prices from U-Pack, HireAHelper and Move.org, which raised the top of several ranges. They are not quotes; get at least three written estimates.
Alaska and Hawaii ranges come from published carrier rates and moving quotes, dated in each row (Matson's household-goods rates, U-Pack, Royal Hawaiian Movers). See how we estimate.
Moving cost from Mississippi to each state (2–3 bedrooms)
| Destination | Miles | Truck | Container | Full service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 190 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Louisiana | 200 | $310–$600 | $1,090–$2,030 | $1,830–$4,860 |
| Arkansas | 300 | $360–$900 | $1,150–$2,250 | $1,910–$5,500 |
| Tennessee | 340 | $380–$1,020 | $1,170–$2,340 | $1,950–$5,760 |
| Georgia | 390 | $410–$1,170 | $1,200–$2,450 | $1,990–$6,080 |
| Missouri | 500 | $470–$1,500 | $1,270–$2,690 | $2,090–$6,790 |
| Kentucky | 510 | $470–$1,530 | $1,270–$2,710 | $2,100–$6,850 |
| Oklahoma | 550 | $490–$1,650 | $1,300–$2,800 | $2,140–$7,110 |
| Texas | 550 | $490–$1,650 | $1,300–$2,800 | $2,140–$7,110 |
| South Carolina | 590 | $520–$1,780 | $1,320–$2,890 | $2,170–$7,370 |
| Indiana | 650 | $550–$1,960 | $1,350–$3,030 | $2,220–$7,750 |
| Kansas | 660 | $550–$1,990 | $1,360–$3,050 | $2,230–$7,820 |
| Florida | 670 | $560–$2,020 | $1,370–$3,070 | $2,240–$7,880 |
| North Carolina | 700 | $570–$2,110 | $1,380–$3,140 | $2,270–$8,080 |
| Illinois | 710 | $580–$2,140 | $1,390–$3,160 | $2,280–$8,140 |
| Ohio | 770 | $610–$2,320 | $1,430–$3,290 | $2,330–$8,530 |
| West Virginia | 770 | $610–$2,320 | $1,430–$3,290 | $2,330–$8,530 |
| Iowa | 790 | $620–$2,380 | $1,440–$3,340 | $2,350–$8,650 |
| Nebraska | 850 | $660–$2,560 | $1,470–$3,470 | $2,400–$9,040 |
| Virginia | 890 | $680–$2,680 | $1,500–$3,560 | $2,440–$9,300 |
| Michigan | 900 | $680–$2,710 | $1,500–$3,580 | $2,450–$9,360 |
| Wisconsin | 900 | $680–$2,710 | $1,500–$3,580 | $2,450–$9,360 |
| Washington, DC | 970 | $720–$2,920 | $1,540–$3,740 | $2,510–$9,810 |
| Maryland | 990 | $730–$2,980 | $1,560–$3,780 | $2,530–$9,940 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,030 | $750–$3,100 | $1,580–$3,870 | $2,560–$10,200 |
| Minnesota | 1,050 | $760–$3,160 | $1,590–$3,910 | $2,580–$10,330 |
| Delaware | 1,070 | $770–$3,220 | $1,600–$3,960 | $2,600–$10,460 |
| South Dakota | 1,100 | $790–$3,310 | $1,620–$4,020 | $2,620–$10,650 |
| New Mexico | 1,140 | $810–$3,430 | $1,640–$4,110 | $2,660–$10,910 |
| Colorado | 1,160 | $820–$3,490 | $1,660–$4,160 | $2,680–$11,030 |
| New Jersey | 1,170 | $830–$3,520 | $1,660–$4,180 | $2,690–$11,100 |
| New York | 1,200 | $840–$3,610 | $1,680–$4,250 | $2,710–$11,290 |
| Connecticut | 1,290 | $890–$3,880 | $1,730–$4,450 | $2,790–$11,870 |
| North Dakota | 1,340 | $920–$4,030 | $1,760–$4,560 | $2,840–$12,190 |
| Rhode Island | 1,380 | $940–$4,150 | $1,790–$4,650 | $2,870–$12,450 |
| Wyoming | 1,380 | $940–$4,150 | $1,790–$4,650 | $2,870–$12,450 |
| Massachusetts | 1,400 | $950–$4,210 | $1,800–$4,690 | $2,890–$12,580 |
| Vermont | 1,410 | $960–$4,240 | $1,800–$4,710 | $2,900–$12,640 |
| New Hampshire | 1,430 | $970–$4,300 | $1,810–$4,760 | $2,920–$12,770 |
| Arizona | 1,510 | $1,010–$4,540 | $1,860–$4,930 | $2,990–$13,290 |
| Maine | 1,560 | $1,040–$4,690 | $1,890–$5,040 | $3,030–$13,610 |
| Utah | 1,580 | $1,050–$4,750 | $1,900–$5,090 | $3,050–$13,740 |
| Montana | 1,760 | $1,140–$5,300 | $2,010–$5,490 | $3,210–$14,890 |
| Nevada | 1,800 | $1,170–$5,420 | $2,030–$5,580 | $3,240–$15,150 |
| Idaho | 1,870 | $1,200–$5,630 | $2,070–$5,730 | $3,310–$15,600 |
| California | 2,000 | $1,270–$6,020 | $2,150–$6,020 | $3,420–$16,440 |
| Oregon | 2,280 | $1,420–$6,860 | $2,320–$6,640 | $3,670–$18,240 |
| Washington | 2,290 | $1,430–$6,890 | $2,320–$6,660 | $3,680–$18,300 |
Moving to Alaska or Hawaii goes by sea or through Canada, so we price them from published carrier rates and quotes: a 2–3 bedroom move from Mississippi starts at about $6,250 of ocean freight (before trucking and loading) to Alaska and $5,580 to Hawaii.
Before you book
- Compare the total cost of living in your destination with the Mississippi relocation rankings.
- Get three written estimates and check each interstate mover's USDOT number with the FMCSA.
- Weighing a portable container against a truck or full-service movers? See what moving containers cost and when they're worth it.
- Read how to cut the cost of a long-distance move and the moving out of state checklist.