$100k salary, packing up from Knoxville
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 Knoxville ran you
Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Knoxville. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
67% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$4,659/mo
$1,943 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
183% more expensive than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
12.8M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Knoxville keeps to 189 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.3× more on the calendar than Knoxville.
67/100
3% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
35% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
150
782% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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