$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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 Mobile
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Mobile, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
10% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,897/mo
$282 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
26% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
1.3M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year.
50% more happening than in Mobile.
56/100
5% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
29% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
32
540% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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