$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
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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 Jose's monthly cost
Atlanta sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
48% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
5.49%
$317/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,062/mo
$1,974 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
78% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
6.3M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
San Jose edges ahead with 283 pleasant days.
285% more happening than in San Jose.
67/100
4% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
2% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
217
648% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
