$100k salary, packing up from Oklahoma City
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 Oklahoma City's monthly cost
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Oklahoma City, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
4% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,897/mo
$335 more than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
1% cheaper than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
1.3M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Oklahoma City gets 191 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A similar weekend lineup to Oklahoma City.
56/100
24% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
22% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
32
60% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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