same $100k income, fresh start from Eugene
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 Eugene ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Chicago is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
21% more expensive than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
4.95%
$317/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$5,751/mo
$54 less than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
20% cheaper than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
9.3M
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Eugene edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 1 in Eugene.
4696% more happening than in Eugene.
70/100
7% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
3% higher than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
217
2311% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
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