on $100k a year, leaving Provo
changea dispatch from
anchorage
AK
61.22°N
149.90°W
Anchorage is the city where moose sometimes wander into downtown, the Chugach Mountains tower right behind your office, and summer days run 19 hours long. The Iditarod sled-dog race kicks off from here every March. The food scene leans heavily on the world-class salmon and halibut coming off the boats. Winter brings the northern lights flickering above the mountains and the kind of quiet you only find this far north. Wild edge.
the verdict
under Provo, every month
Anchorage gives you room Provo doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,713/mo
2% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$6,620/mo
$417 more than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$438k
22% cheaper than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
401k
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
93
pleasant days a year, in anchorage.
Provo edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 91 days drop below 20° vs Provo's 44.
100% fewer events than Provo. The pace eases up.
68/100
16% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: Chugach State Park, 21.9 mi.
79/100
11% lower than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
34
63% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
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