$100k salary, packing up from Tulsa
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 Tulsa, every month
The gap is real. Memphis costs noticeably less than Tulsa, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
6% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,897/mo
$309 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
4% cheaper than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
1.3M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
Tulsa only manages 163 of those.
About as much going on as in Tulsa.
56/100
14% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
16% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
32
78% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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