on $100k a year, leaving Savannah
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 Savannah, every month
Memphis gives you room Savannah doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
19% cheaper than Savannah(vs $1,770/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Savannah
vs 5.49% in Savannah
$6,897/mo
$791 more than Savannah
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
30% cheaper than Savannah
vs $349k in Savannah
1.3M
vs 425k in Savannah
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Savannah gets 209 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than Savannah.
56/100
8% higher than Savannah
vs 52/100 in Savannah
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
1% lower than Savannah
vs 90/100 in Savannah
32
146% more than Savannah
vs 13 nonstops in Savannah
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