$100k salary, packing up from Provo
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 Provo
The gap is real. Kansas City costs noticeably less than Provo, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
14% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
4.7%
$4/mo more in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$6,440/mo
$237 more than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
42% cheaper than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
2.2M
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Provo actually gets more: 171 pleasant days a year.
8300% more happening than in Provo.
56/100
31% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
43
53% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
cities that play in kansas city's register:
