on $100k a year, leaving Melbourne
changea dispatch from
spokane
WA
47.66°N
117.43°W
Spokane is eastern Washington's anchor city, very different from Seattle: drier, sunnier, with the Spokane River tumbling through downtown in actual waterfalls. Riverfront Park (built for the 1974 World's Fair) is the city's living room. Bing Crosby was born here. Mt. Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Lake are nearby. The Bloomsday run every May draws around 40,000 people. Affordable and outdoorsy.
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lighter monthly cost than Melbourne
Spokane gives you room Melbourne doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
20% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,813/mo
$375 more than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
20% more expensive than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
600k
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Melbourne has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 0 in Melbourne.
81/100
47% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
8% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
10
400% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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