on $100k a year, leaving South Bend
changea dispatch from
philadelphia
PA
39.95°N
75.17°W
Philadelphia is cheesesteaks (the Pat's vs. Geno's argument is mostly theater), the Italian Market, and the Liberty Bell sitting modestly in a glass pavilion. Murals are everywhere (the city runs the largest public art program in the country). The Eagles fans climbing light poles is folklore for a reason. The food scene punches way above its weight and the bar scene knows it.
the verdict
more each month than South Bend ran you
Philadelphia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,869/mo
34% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
6.82%
$318/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$5,896/mo
$796 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$393k
71% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
6.2M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in philadelphia.
South Bend keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 10.9× the events of South Bend.
69/100
30% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Evansburg State Park, 20.3 mi.
100/100
22% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
122
1256% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
in the same ballpark as philadelphia:
