on $100k a year, leaving Tampa
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 Tampa's monthly cost
On paper, Kansas City and Tampa are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
25% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
4.7%
$392/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,440/mo
$103 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
13% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
2.2M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Tampa actually gets more: 243 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Tampa's 0.
1.8× the events of Tampa, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
10% lower than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
2% higher than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
43
37% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
cities that play in kansas city's register:
