with $100k coming in, swapping out of Oklahoma City
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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 expensive each month than Oklahoma City
Atlanta costs more than Oklahoma City, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
32% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
5.49%
$62/mo more in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,062/mo
$500 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
57% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
6.3M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Oklahoma City only logs 191 pleasant days.
4.9× the events of Oklahoma City, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
49% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
27% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
217
985% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
same energy as atlanta, different zip code:
