same $100k income, fresh start from Lafayette
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 Lafayette ran you
Chicago doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Chicago is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
63% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
4.95%
$163/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$5,751/mo
$1,000 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
82% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
9.3M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Lafayette gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 0 in Lafayette.
25800% more happening than in Lafayette.
70/100
63% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
18% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
217
7133% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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