$100k salary, packing up from Boston
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
less monthly outlay than Boston
Kansas City runs on a fraction of Boston's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
52% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,440/mo
$1,668 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
58% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
2.2M
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Boston keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
Boston hosts 2.0× more events.
56/100
21% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
4% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
43
58% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
same energy as kansas city, different zip code:
