$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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 Roanoke
Chicago costs more than Roanoke, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
57% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.95%
$67/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$5,751/mo
$721 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
23% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
9.3M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Roanoke's 21.
A month here packs 107.9× the events of Roanoke.
70/100
1% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
6% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
217
2311% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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