$100k salary, packing up from Memphis
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
the monthly premium over Memphis
Baltimore is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
30% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
8.2%
$683/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$5,782/mo
$1,115 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
69% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
2.8M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Memphis gets 185 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
1.9× the events of Memphis, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
18% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
10% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
72
125% more than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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