on $100k a year, leaving Atlanta
changea dispatch from
nashville
TN
36.16°N
86.78°W
Nashville is honky-tonk neon on Broadway, hot chicken so spicy it counts as a personality test, and a music scene that includes way more than country (though country is the headliner). The Ryman Auditorium is still the most acoustically beloved room in American music. Bachelorette parties on pedal taverns are now a recognized weather pattern. Pack stretchy pants for the biscuits.
the verdict
under Atlanta, every month
Nashville gives you room Atlanta doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
1% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,543/mo
$481 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
19% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
2.1M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Atlanta gets 204 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A similar weekend lineup to Atlanta.
56/100
16% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
47
78% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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