$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
changea dispatch from
atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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below San Diego's monthly cost
Atlanta runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
37% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
5.49%
$317/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,062/mo
$1,394 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
62% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
6.3M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of San Diego.
67/100
11% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
6% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
217
295% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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