$100k salary, packing up from Memphis
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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the monthly cost of moving past Memphis
Las Vegas costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
21% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,602/mo
$295 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
85% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
2.3M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Memphis keeps to 185 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 104 days above 95°, vs 6 in Memphis.
A real upgrade on things to do: 97.4× Memphis's pace.
80/100
43% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
8% lower than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
133
316% more than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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