$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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
below Myrtle Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Birmingham costs noticeably less than Myrtle Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
19% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
5%
$125/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,510/mo
$445 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
28% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
1.2M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Myrtle Beach.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.9× more on the calendar than Myrtle Beach.
61/100
5% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
44% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
20
13% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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