on $100k a year, leaving Olympia
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 Olympia, every month
Memphis gives you room Olympia doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
28% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Olympia
$6,897/mo
$555 more than Olympia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
54% cheaper than Olympia
vs $533k in Olympia
1.3M
vs 299k in Olympia
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Olympia keeps to 182 pleasant days a year.
56/100
30% lower than Olympia
vs 80/100 in Olympia
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
1% higher than Olympia
vs 88/100 in Olympia
32
64% fewer than Olympia
vs 90 nonstops in Olympia
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