$100k salary, packing up from Greenville
changea dispatch from
washington
DC
38.91°N
77.04°W
Washington DC is power dressed in seersucker. The monuments glow at night, the Smithsonian museums are all free (yes, all of them), and the cherry blossoms in April make even cynical lobbyists pause for a selfie. It's one of the most international cities in America (embassies from everywhere), with food scenes to match. The vibe shifts every four years and the architecture stays magnificent through all of it.
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more each month than Greenville ran you
Washington costs noticeably more than Greenville. You'd be paying for Washington itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,352/mo
52% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
8.5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$5,273/mo
$968 less than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$626k
101% more expensive than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
6.3M
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in washington.
Greenville has the edge here, logging 202 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.3× more on the calendar than Greenville.
87/100
26% higher than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 6.2 mi.
98/100
17% higher than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
160
700% more than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
same energy as washington, different zip code:
