$100k salary, packing up from Madison
changea dispatch from
milwaukee
WI
43.04°N
87.91°W
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
the verdict
below Madison's monthly cost
On paper, Milwaukee and Madison are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
10% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
6.27%
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,307/mo
$169 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
15% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
1.6M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Madison only logs 147 pleasant days.
75% more happening than in Madison.
61/100
9% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
30
173% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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