on $100k a year, leaving Atlanta
changea dispatch from
memphis
TN
35.15°N
90.05°W
Memphis is dry-rub ribs, Beale Street neon, and the rooms where Stax and Sun Records changed pop music forever. Graceland is a tourist pilgrimage that's still genuinely moving. The Mississippi rolls past, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is essential, and the BBQ debate (rib joints vs. the chopped-pork houses) is a local pastime. Soulful in the literal sense.
in our guides
the verdict
below Atlanta's monthly cost
Memphis sits well below Atlanta on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
21% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,897/mo
$835 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
37% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
1.3M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Atlanta actually gets more: 204 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Atlanta stays 6.6× busier.
56/100
16% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
4% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
32
85% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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