$100k salary, packing up from Lakeland
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.
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the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Lakeland
Chicago costs more than Lakeland, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
18% more expensive than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
4.95%
$413/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$5,751/mo
$748 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
21% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
9.3M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Lakeland gets 206 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 Lakeland.
A month here packs 107.9× the events of Lakeland.
70/100
46% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
52% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
217
219% more than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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