$100k salary, packing up from Melbourne
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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below Melbourne's monthly cost
On paper, Cleveland and Melbourne are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
25% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,582/mo
$144 more than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
28% cheaper than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
2.2M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Melbourne actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Melbourne.
63/100
15% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
14% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
56
2700% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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