on $100k a year, leaving Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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the monthly premium over Albuquerque
Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
22% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
5.49%
$34/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,062/mo
$291 less than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
10% more expensive than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
6.3M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Albuquerque has the edge here, logging 205 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 5.7× the events of Albuquerque.
67/100
17% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
217
843% more than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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