on $100k a year, leaving Los Angeles
changea dispatch from
birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
under Los Angeles, every month
Birmingham sits well below Los Angeles on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
51% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,510/mo
$1,851 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
75% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
1.2M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Los Angeles gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
74% fewer events than Los Angeles. The pace eases up.
61/100
9% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
18% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
20
87% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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