on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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 Anchorage
Atlanta runs a little pricier than Anchorage. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
6% more expensive than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,062/mo
$558 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
12% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
6.3M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Anchorage barely cracks 93 pleasant ones.
67/100
1% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
18% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
217
538% more than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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