$100k salary, packing up from Milwaukee
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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more each month than Milwaukee ran you
Atlanta costs more than Milwaukee, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
21% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
5.49%
$65/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,062/mo
$245 less than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
2% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
6.3M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Milwaukee only logs 149 pleasant days.
3.4× the events of Milwaukee, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
10% higher than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
217
623% more than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
neighbors of atlanta on the map of tradeoffs:
