same $100k income, fresh start from Virginia Beach
changea dispatch from
el paso
TX
31.76°N
106.49°W
El Paso has the Franklin Mountains running right through the middle of the city (which is rare), with hiking trails inside city limits and the desert wide open just past the suburbs. The Mexican food is exceptional in ways that the rest of Texas doesn't quite match (it's true regional border food). Ciudad Juarez is literally next door across the Rio Grande. The light at sunset is unreal.
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cheaper each month than Virginia Beach
El Paso sits well below Virginia Beach on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,473/mo
19% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,860/mo
$825 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$231k
38% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
872k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
222
pleasant days a year, in el paso.
Virginia Beach only logs 211 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 60 days top 95° here, 1 in Virginia Beach.
A similar weekend lineup to Virginia Beach.
65/100
14% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: White Sands National Park, 72.1 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
13
24% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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