same $100k income, fresh start from Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville
Los Angeles is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
96% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$4,659/mo
$1,822 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
300% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
12.8M
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Fayetteville barely cracks 193 pleasant ones.
2220% more happening than in Fayetteville.
67/100
31% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
26% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
150
3650% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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