$100k a year, no longer in Los Angeles
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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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less monthly outlay than Los Angeles
Atlanta is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
37% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5.49%
$317/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,062/mo
$1,403 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
62% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
6.3M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Los Angeles gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Noticeably quieter than Los Angeles. About 31% fewer events on a typical month.
67/100
0% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
217
45% more than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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