same $100k income, fresh start from Seattle
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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
cheaper each month than Seattle
Not a fortune, but real money. Memphis runs cheaper than Seattle month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
35% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,897/mo
$757 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
69% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
1.3M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Seattle only logs 182 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Seattle stays 7.1× busier.
56/100
40% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
32
64% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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