on $100k a year, leaving Manchester
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 Manchester ran you
Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Manchester. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
39% more expensive than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$4,659/mo
$1,582 less than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
88% more expensive than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
12.8M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Manchester only manages 154 of those.
2220% more happening than in Manchester.
67/100
8% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
150
1054% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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