$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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
below Boise's monthly cost
The gap is real. Kansas City costs noticeably less than Boise, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
16% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
4.7%
$92/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,440/mo
$384 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
33% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
2.2M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Boise keeps to 166 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.2× Boise's pace.
56/100
32% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
2% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
43
169% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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