$100k salary, packing up from Lansing
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.
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the verdict
the monthly premium over Lansing
Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Lansing. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
130% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
9.3%
$421/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$4,659/mo
$2,061 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
323% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
12.8M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Lansing only manages 153 of those.
A month here packs 19.3× the events of Lansing.
67/100
18% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
20% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
150
2400% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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