$100k salary, packing up from Manchester
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
under Manchester, every month
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Manchester, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
31% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,897/mo
$656 more than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
56% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
1.3M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Manchester only logs 154 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.4× more on the calendar than Manchester.
56/100
10% lower than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
32
146% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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