$100k salary, packing up from Tulsa
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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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the monthly cost of moving past Tulsa
Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
34% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
5.49%
$62/mo more in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,062/mo
$526 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
53% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
6.3M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Tulsa keeps to 163 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.3× more on the calendar than Tulsa.
67/100
37% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
21% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
217
1106% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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