$100k a year, no longer in Melbourne
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
under Melbourne, every month
Cost barely budges between Kansas City and Melbourne. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
21% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,440/mo
$2 more than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
7% cheaper than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
2.2M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Melbourne actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Melbourne's 0.
56/100
2% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
12% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
43
2050% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
