$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Salt Lake City costs noticeably less than Virginia Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
12% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
4.65%
$92/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,338/mo
$303 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
56% more expensive than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
1.3M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
Virginia Beach edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Virginia Beach's 2.
2.1× the events of Virginia Beach, and the calendar shows it.
78/100
37% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
9% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
90
429% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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