with $100k coming in, swapping out of Omaha
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 Omaha's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Kansas City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
6% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
4.7%
$95/mo less in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,440/mo
$5 more than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
7% more expensive than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
2.2M
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Omaha keeps to 145 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.4× Omaha's pace.
56/100
6% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
8% higher than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
43
126% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
