on $100k a year, leaving Charlotte
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 Charlotte, every month
Las Vegas gives you room Charlotte doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
0% more expensive than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,602/mo
$372 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
15% more expensive than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
2.3M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Charlotte only manages 200 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Charlotte's 7.
31.0× the events of Charlotte, and the calendar shows it.
80/100
57% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
13% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
133
6% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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