$100k salary, packing up from Tulsa
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
the monthly premium over Tulsa
Kansas City edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
11% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
4.7%
$4/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,440/mo
$148 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
29% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
2.2M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Tulsa keeps to 163 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.2× more on the calendar than Tulsa.
56/100
14% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
22% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
43
139% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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