$100k salary, packing up from Los Angeles
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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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less monthly outlay than Los Angeles
Las Vegas runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
40% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,602/mo
$1,943 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
56% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
2.3M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Los Angeles gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Los Angeles's 19.
A real upgrade on things to do: 10.1× Los Angeles's pace.
80/100
19% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
15% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
133
11% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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