on $100k a year, leaving Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
kansas city
MO
39.10°N
94.58°W
Kansas City is barbecue (burnt ends are a local invention), jazz (the 18th and Vine district fed Charlie Parker and Count Basie), and fountains everywhere you turn. The city straddles two states and doesn't make a big deal out of it. The Plaza shopping district looks like Seville, which is delightfully odd for the Midwest. Friendly here means genuinely friendly.
the verdict
under Albuquerque, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Kansas City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
1% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
4.7%
$100/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,440/mo
$87 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
7% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
2.2M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Albuquerque has the edge here, logging 205 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Albuquerque's 6.
100% more happening than in Albuquerque.
56/100
31% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
0% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
43
87% more than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
