$100k a year, no longer in Atlanta
changea dispatch from
los angeles
CA
34.05°N
118.24°W
Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Atlanta ran you
Los Angeles doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Los Angeles is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
60% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
9.3%
$318/mo more in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$4,659/mo
$1,403 less than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
167% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
12.8M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Atlanta barely cracks 204 pleasant ones.
46% more happening than in Atlanta.
67/100
0% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
150
31% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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