$100k salary, packing up from Columbia
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 Columbia ran you
Chicago runs a little pricier than Columbia. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
40% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
4.95%
$129/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$5,751/mo
$490 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
43% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
9.3M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Columbia edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 2 in Columbia.
6716% more happening than in Columbia.
70/100
27% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
18% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
217
2070% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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