same $100k income, fresh start from Seattle
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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cheaper each month than Seattle
Not a fortune, but real money. Las Vegas runs cheaper than Seattle month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
21% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,602/mo
$462 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
43% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
2.3M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Seattle only logs 182 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 104 days top 95° vs Seattle's 0.
1281% more happening than in Seattle.
80/100
14% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
16% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
133
48% more than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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