$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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 Mobile
Kansas City edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
15% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,440/mo
$175 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
68% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
2.2M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Mobile's 0.
250% more happening than in Mobile.
56/100
5% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
36% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
43
760% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
