$100k salary, packing up from Seattle
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 Seattle, every month
The gap is real. Oklahoma City costs noticeably less than Seattle, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
37% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,562/mo
$422 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
69% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
1.5M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Seattle only manages 182 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Seattle's 0.
81% fewer events than Seattle. The pace eases up.
45/100
52% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
26% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
20
78% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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