$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
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birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
below San Diego's monthly cost
Birmingham sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
51% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
5%
$358/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,510/mo
$1,842 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
74% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.2M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 28 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in San Diego.
Noticeably quieter than San Diego. About 48% fewer events on a typical month.
61/100
19% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
20% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
20
64% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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