with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
changea dispatch from
kansas city
MO
39.10°N
94.58°W
Kansas City is barbecue (burnt ends are a local invention), jazz (the 18th and Vine district fed Charlie Parker and Count Basie), and fountains everywhere you turn. The city straddles two states and doesn't make a big deal out of it. The Plaza shopping district looks like Seville, which is delightfully odd for the Midwest. Friendly here means genuinely friendly.
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than San Diego
Kansas City runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
48% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
4.7%
$383/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,440/mo
$1,772 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
68% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
2.2M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs San Diego's 0.
52% fewer events than San Diego. The pace eases up.
56/100
25% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
5% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
43
22% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
neighbors of kansas city on the map of tradeoffs:
