with $100k coming in, swapping out of Mobile
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 cost of moving past Mobile
Los Angeles doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Los Angeles is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
123% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$4,659/mo
$1,956 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
431% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
12.8M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Mobile barely cracks 225 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 14.5× more on the calendar than Mobile.
67/100
14% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
150
2900% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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