same $100k income, fresh start from Myrtle Beach
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 expensive each month than Myrtle Beach
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
68% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$4,659/mo
$1,406 less than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
185% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
12.8M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Myrtle Beach barely cracks 249 pleasant ones.
1413% more happening than in Myrtle Beach.
67/100
16% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
75% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
150
552% more than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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