on $100k a year, leaving Chicago
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
under Chicago, every month
Oklahoma City is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
37% cheaper than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
4.75%
$17/mo less in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$6,562/mo
$811 more than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
33% cheaper than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
1.5M
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Chicago only logs 153 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 26 days above 95° vs Chicago's 1.
Chicago hosts 26.4× more events.
45/100
36% lower than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
27% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
20
91% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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