same $100k income, fresh start from Manchester
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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 Manchester
Not a fortune, but real money. Las Vegas runs cheaper than Manchester month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
17% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,602/mo
$361 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
18% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
2.3M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Manchester only logs 154 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Manchester's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 233.9× more on the calendar than Manchester.
80/100
29% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
16% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
133
923% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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