on $100k a year, leaving Nashville
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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below Nashville's monthly cost
On paper, Las Vegas and Nashville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
3% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Nashville
$6,602/mo
$59 more than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
2% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
2.3M
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Nashville barely cracks 173 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 104 days top 95° here, 4 in Nashville.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 12.4× more on the calendar than Nashville.
80/100
43% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
15% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
133
183% more than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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