same $100k income, fresh start from Savannah
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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 Savannah ran you
Barely costlier than Savannah. If Atlanta pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
2% more expensive than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)
5.49%
vs 5.49% in Savannah
$6,062/mo
$44 less than Savannah
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
11% more expensive than Savannah
vs $349k in Savannah
6.3M
vs 425k in Savannah
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Savannah gets 209 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 14.9× the events of Savannah.
67/100
29% higher than Savannah
vs 52/100 in Savannah
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
3% higher than Savannah
vs 90/100 in Savannah
217
1569% more than Savannah
vs 13 nonstops in Savannah
neighbors of atlanta on the map of tradeoffs:
