on $100k a year, leaving Omaha
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 Omaha ran you
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
28% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
5.49%
$29/mo less in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,062/mo
$373 less than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
26% more expensive than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
6.3M
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Omaha only manages 145 of those.
3.9× the events of Omaha, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
26% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
7% higher than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
217
1042% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
same energy as atlanta, different zip code:
