$100k salary, packing up from Naples
changea dispatch from
seattle
WA
47.61°N
122.33°W
Seattle is coffee snobs, ferries crossing the sound, mountains in two directions, and misty mornings that make the espresso taste better. Pike Place still throws fish, the salmon is genuinely better here, and the Cascades sit right outside your window like a movie backdrop. The hippie greenmarket soul still runs through everything the tech money has built. Bring layers.
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below Naples's monthly cost
The gap is real. Seattle costs noticeably less than Naples, every month.
a quick ledger.
$2,193/mo
19% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Naples
$6,140/mo
$526 more than Naples
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$791k
17% more expensive than Naples
vs $679k in Naples
4.0M
vs 404k in Naples
field notes, weather & such.
182
pleasant days a year, in seattle.
Naples edges ahead with 261 pleasant days.
93/100
60% higher than Naples
vs 58/100 in Naples
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 59.8 mi.
98/100
21% higher than Naples
vs 81/100 in Naples
90
165% more than Naples
vs 34 nonstops in Naples
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