$100k salary, packing up from Philadelphia
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
below Philadelphia's monthly cost
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Philadelphia, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
14% cheaper than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)
4.65%
$181/mo less in state tax than Philadelphia
vs 6.82% in Philadelphia
$6,338/mo
$442 more than Philadelphia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
48% more expensive than Philadelphia
vs $393k in Philadelphia
1.3M
vs 6.2M in Philadelphia
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Philadelphia gets 173 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
66% fewer events than Philadelphia. The pace eases up.
78/100
13% higher than Philadelphia
vs 69/100 in Philadelphia
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
20% lower than Philadelphia
vs 100/100 in Philadelphia
90
26% fewer than Philadelphia
vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia
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