$100k a year, no longer in Baltimore
changea dispatch from
las vegas
NV
36.17°N
115.14°W
Las Vegas is the Strip's neon dream, the desert's quiet edges, and a food scene that has quietly become world-class on the back of all those visiting chefs. Red Rock Canyon is 20 minutes from the Bellagio fountains, which is a useful reset button. Pools open in April and parties go until sunrise. Locals know the best restaurants are always one block off the Strip.
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under Baltimore, every month
Las Vegas is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
7% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,602/mo
$820 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
9% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
2.3M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Baltimore barely cracks 168 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 4 in Baltimore.
A real upgrade on things to do: 52.4× Baltimore's pace.
80/100
21% higher than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
16% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
133
85% more than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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