on $100k a year, leaving Raleigh
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 Raleigh, every month
Oklahoma City gives you room Raleigh doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
17% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,562/mo
$267 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
44% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
1.5M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Raleigh edges ahead with 201 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 26 days above 95° vs Raleigh's 5.
Things to do run about even with Raleigh.
45/100
22% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
25% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
20
49% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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