$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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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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more each month than Myrtle Beach ran you
A small premium for Atlanta. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
5% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
5.49%
$84/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,062/mo
$3 less than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
7% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
6.3M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 10.4× the events of Myrtle Beach.
67/100
16% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
69% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
217
843% more than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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