same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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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 New Orleans
A near-tie on cost. What separates Las Vegas is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
7% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,602/mo
$131 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
74% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
2.3M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
New Orleans gets 235 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs New Orleans's 3.
A real upgrade on things to do: 36.5× New Orleans's pace.
80/100
45% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
16% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
133
241% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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