$100k salary, packing up from Melbourne
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 Melbourne's monthly cost
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Melbourne, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
24% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,897/mo
$459 more than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
31% cheaper than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
1.3M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Melbourne has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year.
56/100
2% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
6% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
32
1500% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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