with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cleveland
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 expensive each month than Cleveland
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
104% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
9.3%
$443/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$4,659/mo
$1,923 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
309% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
12.8M
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Cleveland barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
295% more happening than in Cleveland.
67/100
6% higher than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
0% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
150
168% more than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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