on $100k a year, leaving Lubbock
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
pricier each month than Lubbock
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
57% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
4.95%
$413/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$5,751/mo
$1,198 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
73% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
9.3M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 7 in Lubbock.
161.9× the events of Lubbock, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
1300% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
45% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
217
3000% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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