$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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 cost of moving past El Paso
Chicago costs noticeably more than El Paso. You'd be paying for Chicago itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
47% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
4.95%
$413/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$5,751/mo
$1,109 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
58% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
9.3M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
El Paso has the edge here, logging 222 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 38 days below 20° here, 1 in El Paso.
A month here packs 43.2× the events of El Paso.
70/100
8% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
8% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
217
1569% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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