on $100k a year, leaving Columbus
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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lighter monthly cost than Columbus
On paper, Las Vegas and Columbus are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
15% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,602/mo
$112 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
29% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
2.3M
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
Columbus only manages 171 of those. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past Columbus's 0.
2924% more happening than in Columbus.
80/100
40% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
4% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
133
316% more than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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