$100k a year, no longer in Tulsa
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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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less monthly outlay than Tulsa
On paper, Las Vegas and Tulsa are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
28% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,602/mo
$14 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
78% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
2.3M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Tulsa keeps to 163 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 104 days above 95°, vs 31 in Tulsa.
A month here packs 92.3× the events of Tulsa.
80/100
63% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
6% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
133
639% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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