on $100k a year, leaving Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia, every month
Kansas City gives you room Philadelphia doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
20% cheaper than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)
4.7%
$177/mo less in state tax than Philadelphia
vs 6.82% in Philadelphia
$6,440/mo
$544 more than Philadelphia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
17% cheaper than Philadelphia
vs $393k in Philadelphia
2.2M
vs 6.2M in Philadelphia
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Philadelphia gets 173 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Philadelphia hosts 2.2× more events.
56/100
19% lower than Philadelphia
vs 69/100 in Philadelphia
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
6% lower than Philadelphia
vs 100/100 in Philadelphia
43
65% fewer than Philadelphia
vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia
cities that play in kansas city's register:
