same $100k income, fresh start from Oklahoma City
changea dispatch from
salt lake city
UT
40.76°N
111.89°W
Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of mountains so close you can be at a ski lift in 30 minutes. The grid is laid out from Temple Square in clean numbered streets that make navigation almost too easy. The Great Salt Lake glints west, the Wasatch towers east, and the city itself has loosened up into a real food and bar scene in the last decade. The powder really is that light.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Oklahoma City ran you
Salt Lake City runs a little pricier than Oklahoma City. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
17% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
4.65%
$8/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,338/mo
$224 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
137% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
1.3M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Oklahoma City edges ahead with 191 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Oklahoma City's 9.
About as much going on as in Oklahoma City.
78/100
73% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
10% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
90
350% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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