$100k salary, packing up from Asheville
changea dispatch from
oklahoma city
OK
35.47°N
97.52°W
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Asheville
The gap is real. Oklahoma City costs noticeably less than Asheville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
21% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,562/mo
$342 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
43% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
1.5M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Asheville has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Asheville's 0.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of Asheville.
45/100
32% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
16% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
20
150% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
in the same ballpark as oklahoma city:
compare oklahoma city with:
