$100k salary, packing up from Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
orlando
FL
28.54°N
81.38°W
Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.
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less monthly outlay than Albuquerque
On paper, Orlando and Albuquerque are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,937/mo
30% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
0%
$492/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,396/mo
$43 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$402k
15% more expensive than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
2.8M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
216
pleasant days a year, in orlando.
Albuquerque only manages 205 of those.
271% more happening than in Albuquerque.
62/100
23% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.
97/100
3% higher than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
146
535% more than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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