$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
changea dispatch from
anchorage
AK
61.22°N
149.90°W
Anchorage is the city where moose sometimes wander into downtown, the Chugach Mountains tower right behind your office, and summer days run 19 hours long. The Iditarod sled-dog race kicks off from here every March. The food scene leans heavily on the world-class salmon and halibut coming off the boats. Winter brings the northern lights flickering above the mountains and the kind of quiet you only find this far north. Wild edge.
the verdict
below San Diego's monthly cost
Anchorage runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,713/mo
41% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,620/mo
$1,952 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$438k
57% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
401k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
93
pleasant days a year, in anchorage.
San Diego edges ahead with 332 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 91 days under 20° here, 0 in San Diego.
But the calendar thins out: San Diego stays Infinity× busier.
68/100
9% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Chugach State Park, 21.9 mi.
79/100
20% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
34
38% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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