Hmmm......

[bookofmirrors]

Wasn't I just talking about this???

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This may help as a tool....

[lunenoire.livejournal.com]

A cost-of-living comparison calculator:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp?a=0&d1=30000&d2=97.3951187791386&d3=95.8650228210401

Re: This may help as a tool....

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

Interesting... doesn't show as drastic a decrease as what I've found when looking at those Apartment/Real Estate Finders from the area. Certainly the restaurant we went to was cheaper than I'm used to in Atlanta. It all comes out in the wash, I suppose. :)

Re: This may help as a tool....

[(Anonymous)]

If you look below the result, you see how it all comes out, really. They list everything from home costs to utilities to doctor appointments, etc. When I looked at some other states (I'm looking to move next year after my car is paid off), I noticed that while some costs went down, others went up...for example, doctor visits increased, but dentist visits decreased. Some of those items listed may be costs that someone visiting the city wouldn't incur, but residents would find out about them eventually.

Re: This may help as a tool....

[lunenoire.livejournal.com]

That reply was me.

Re: This may help as a tool....

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

I figured. :) Where are you looking at moving?

Re: This may help as a tool....

[lunenoire.livejournal.com]

Well, Tampa has a lower cost of living, and my company's main office is there.