same $100k income, fresh start from Syracuse
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 Syracuse ran you
Chicago runs a little pricier than Syracuse. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
34% more expensive than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
4.95%
$75/mo less in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$5,751/mo
$476 less than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
43% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
9.3M
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones.
1750% more happening than in Syracuse.
70/100
19% higher than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
10% higher than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
217
1256% more than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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