$100k salary, packing up from Charleston
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 Charleston 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
46% more expensive than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$4,659/mo
$1,146 less than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
138% more expensive than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
12.8M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Charleston barely cracks 212 pleasant ones.
749% more happening than in Charleston.
67/100
0% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
4% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
150
650% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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