$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
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
less monthly outlay than Columbus
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Columbus, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
14% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,897/mo
$285 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
17% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
1.3M
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Columbus only logs 177 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.6× more on the calendar than Columbus.
56/100
19% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
14% higher than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
32
3100% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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