same $100k income, fresh start from Augusta
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
pricier each month than Augusta
Baltimore costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
29% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
8.2%
$226/mo more in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$5,782/mo
$651 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
67% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
2.8M
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Augusta has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year.
2133% more happening than in Augusta.
66/100
43% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
32% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
72
2300% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
same energy as baltimore, different zip code:
