same $100k income, fresh start from Daytona Beach
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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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cheaper each month than Daytona Beach
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Las Vegas is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
3% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Daytona Beach
$6,602/mo
$53 more than Daytona Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
36% more expensive than Daytona Beach
vs $331k in Daytona Beach
2.3M
vs 722k in Daytona Beach
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Daytona Beach edges ahead with 212 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 11 in Daytona Beach.
A month here packs 250.6× the events of Daytona Beach.
80/100
27% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
5% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach
133
6550% more than Daytona Beach
vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach
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