$100k salary, packing up from Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee's monthly cost
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Milwaukee, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
5% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,897/mo
$590 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
38% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
1.3M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Milwaukee only logs 149 pleasant days.
49% fewer events than Milwaukee. The pace eases up.
56/100
8% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
32
7% more than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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