$100k salary, packing up from Naples
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 Naples
Kansas City runs on a fraction of Naples's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
45% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Naples
vs 0% in Naples
$6,440/mo
$826 more than Naples
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
52% cheaper than Naples
vs $679k in Naples
2.2M
vs 404k in Naples
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Naples actually gets more: 261 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Naples's 0.
56/100
3% lower than Naples
vs 58/100 in Naples
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
16% higher than Naples
vs 81/100 in Naples
43
26% more than Naples
vs 34 nonstops in Naples
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
