on $100k a year, leaving San Luis Obispo
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 San Luis Obispo, every month
Birmingham sits well below San Luis Obispo on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
55% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,510/mo
$2,047 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
72% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
1.2M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
San Luis Obispo actually gets more: 303 pleasant days a year.
9.0× the events of San Luis Obispo, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
10% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
19% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
20
567% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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