on $100k a year, leaving Kansas City
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 Kansas City, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Las Vegas is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
15% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,602/mo
$162 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
38% more expensive than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
2.3M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Kansas City only manages 170 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Kansas City's 8.
4076% more happening than in Kansas City.
80/100
43% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
13% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
133
209% more than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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