on $100k a year, leaving Columbia
changea dispatch from
omaha
NE
41.26°N
95.94°W
Omaha is the steakhouse capital of the prairie, home to Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett still eats at the same Dundee diner), and the Henry Doorly Zoo, which is consistently ranked among the best in the world. The Old Market downtown is brick-and-cobblestone charm. The Reuben sandwich claims to have been invented here, and the locals will fight you on it. Friendly to a fault.
the verdict
under Columbia, every month
On paper, Omaha and Columbia are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,412/mo
9% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
5.84%
$55/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,435/mo
$194 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$306k
20% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
985k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
145
pleasant days a year, in omaha.
Columbia gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 53 days under 20° here, 2 in Columbia.
226% more happening than in Columbia.
53/100
4% lower than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Manawa State Park, 5.8 mi.
87/100
2% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
19
90% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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