on $100k a year, leaving Asheville
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 Asheville, every month
Kansas City gives you room Asheville doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
14% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
4.7%
$17/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,440/mo
$220 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
24% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
2.2M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Asheville edges ahead with 201 pleasant days.
2.4× the events of Asheville, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
15% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
49% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
43
438% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
