$100k salary, packing up from Provo
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albuquerque
NM
35.08°N
106.65°W
Albuquerque is green chile on everything, the Sandia Mountains turning pink at sunset (the name literally means watermelon), and the Balloon Fiesta in October when 500+ hot air balloons fill the sky. The old town adobes feel like the 1700s, the food fuses Native, Mexican, and Spanish in ways you won't get anywhere else. Breaking Bad fans will recognize half the city, and locals are good-natured about it.
in our guides
the verdict
below Provo's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Albuquerque is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
15% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
5.9%
$104/mo more in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$6,353/mo
$150 more than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
37% cheaper than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
924k
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Provo only manages 171 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 34 days top 95° vs Provo's 12.
42.0× the events of Provo, and the calendar shows it.
81/100
0% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
6% higher than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
23
75% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
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