same $100k income, fresh start from Columbia
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
cheaper each month than Columbia
Kansas City and Columbia land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
3% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
4.7%
$150/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,440/mo
$199 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
28% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
2.2M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Columbia edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Columbia's 2.
4.4× the events of Columbia, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
2% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
11% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
43
330% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
if kansas city appeals, also worth a look:
