$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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 cost of moving past El Paso
Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
23% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,062/mo
$798 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
67% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
6.3M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 8.0× El Paso's pace.
67/100
3% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
0% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
217
1569% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
