$100k salary, packing up from Tampa
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
less monthly outlay than Tampa
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Tampa, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
28% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,897/mo
$560 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
35% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.3M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Tampa has the edge here, logging 243 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Tampa for events and concerts.
56/100
10% lower than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
3% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
32
53% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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