with $100k coming in, swapping out of Melbourne
changea dispatch from
buffalo
NY
42.89°N
78.88°W
Buffalo invented the wing (Anchor Bar, 1964, midnight, blue cheese, celery, not negotiable) and that should tell you most of what you need to know about the city's spirit. The Bills Mafia jumps through tables in subzero parking lots. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away. The architecture (Sullivan, Wright, Olmsted parks) is genuinely world-class. The snow is part of the local mythology and the locals wear it proudly.
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cheaper each month than Melbourne
Cost barely budges between Buffalo and Melbourne. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
27% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
5.85%
$488/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,472/mo
$34 more than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
20% cheaper than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
1.2M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Melbourne edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 42 days under 20° here, 0 in Melbourne.
66/100
20% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
8% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
20
900% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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