on $100k a year, leaving Albany
changea dispatch from
chicago
IL
41.88°N
87.63°W
Chicago is deep-dish for tourists, thin-crust tavern style for locals, and a hot dog that absolutely will not have ketchup on it. The L rumbles overhead, the lakefront stretches for 18 unbroken miles of beach and trail, and the architecture boat tour is the single best $50 you'll spend. Summer in Chicago might be the best summer in America. The improv comedy gene pool is unmatched.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Albany ran you
Chicago runs a little pricier than Albany. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
32% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
4.95%
$75/mo less in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$5,751/mo
$452 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
1% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
9.3M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Albany barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
4881% more happening than in Albany.
70/100
3% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
10% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
217
1042% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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