on $100k a year, leaving Los Angeles
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
below Los Angeles's monthly cost
Baltimore runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
36% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$5,782/mo
$1,123 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
60% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
2.8M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Los Angeles stays 5.2× busier.
66/100
1% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
2% higher than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
72
52% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
cities that play in baltimore's register:
