same $100k income, fresh start from Los Angeles
changea dispatch from
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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cheaper each month than Los Angeles
Cleveland runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
51% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,582/mo
$1,923 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
76% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
2.2M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Los Angeles gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs Los Angeles's 0.
75% fewer events than Los Angeles. The pace eases up.
63/100
6% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
0% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
56
63% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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