same $100k income, fresh start from Providence
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 Providence, every month
Birmingham is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
34% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
5%
$82/mo less in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$6,510/mo
$803 more than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
51% cheaper than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
1.2M
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Providence barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 28 days above 95° vs Providence's 1.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.3× Providence's pace.
61/100
3% lower than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
18% lower than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
20
18% more than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
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