$100k salary, packing up from Anchorage
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
the monthly premium over Anchorage
Barely costlier than Anchorage. If Kansas City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
12% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,440/mo
$180 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
26% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
2.2M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days.
56/100
18% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
19% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
43
26% more than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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