$100k salary, packing up from Louisville
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 Louisville
Chicago is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
59% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
4.95%
$38/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$5,751/mo
$839 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
29% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
9.3M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Louisville gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 15 in Louisville.
A month here packs 14.1× the events of Louisville.
70/100
30% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
6% higher than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
217
886% more than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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