same $100k income, fresh start from Spokane
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 expensive each month than Spokane
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
19% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,062/mo
$751 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
8% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
6.3M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Spokane only manages 164 of those.
546% more happening than in Spokane.
67/100
17% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
217
2070% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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