on $100k a year, leaving Lafayette
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 Lafayette ran you
Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Lafayette. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
118% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$4,659/mo
$2,092 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
414% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
12.8M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Lafayette keeps to 211 pleasant days a year.
69.6× the events of Lafayette, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
56% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
150
4900% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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