$100k a year, no longer in Melbourne
changea dispatch from
reno
NV
39.53°N
119.81°W
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
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more each month than Melbourne ran you
Barely costlier than Melbourne. If Reno pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
1% more expensive than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,425/mo
$13 less than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
64% more expensive than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
565k
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Melbourne gets 254 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in Melbourne.
71/100
29% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
13% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
13
550% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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