same $100k income, fresh start from Anchorage
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cleveland
OH
41.50°N
81.69°W
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
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more expensive each month than Anchorage
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Cleveland is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
17% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,582/mo
$38 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
43% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
2.2M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Anchorage barely cracks 93 pleasant ones.
63/100
7% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
22% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
56
65% more than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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