on $100k a year, leaving Columbia
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
lighter monthly cost than Columbia
Oklahoma City gives you room Columbia doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
11% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
4.75%
$146/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,562/mo
$321 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
3% cheaper than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
1.5M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Columbia only manages 189 of those.
2.6× the events of Columbia, and the calendar shows it.
45/100
18% lower than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
14% lower than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
20
100% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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