$100k a year, no longer in Augusta
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 Augusta ran you
Chicago costs more than Augusta, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
50% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
4.95%
$45/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$5,751/mo
$682 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
48% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
9.3M
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Augusta gets 191 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 2 in Augusta.
431.7× the events of Augusta, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
52% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
35% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
217
7133% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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