$100k salary, packing up from Salt Lake City
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
more each month than Salt Lake City ran you
Baltimore costs more than Salt Lake City, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
16% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
8.2%
$296/mo more in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$5,782/mo
$556 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
29% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
2.8M
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
Salt Lake City only logs 168 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Salt Lake City.
66/100
15% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
72
20% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
in the same ballpark as baltimore:
