$100k salary, packing up from Daytona Beach
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
the monthly premium over Daytona Beach
Chicago costs more than Daytona Beach, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
22% more expensive than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)
4.95%
$413/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach
vs 0% in Daytona Beach
$5,751/mo
$798 less than Daytona Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
10% more expensive than Daytona Beach
vs $331k in Daytona Beach
9.3M
vs 722k in Daytona Beach
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Daytona Beach gets 212 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Daytona Beach's 0.
9150% more happening than in Daytona Beach.
70/100
11% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
28% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach
217
10750% more than Daytona Beach
vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach
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