$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
below San Diego's monthly cost
Baltimore sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
35% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$5,782/mo
$1,114 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
59% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
2.8M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
San Diego edges ahead with 332 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than San Diego. About 61% fewer events on a typical month.
66/100
12% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
72
31% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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