on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
changea dispatch from
las vegas
NV
36.17°N
115.14°W
Las Vegas is the Strip's neon dream, the desert's quiet edges, and a food scene that has quietly become world-class on the back of all those visiting chefs. Red Rock Canyon is 20 minutes from the Bellagio fountains, which is a useful reset button. Pools open in April and parties go until sunrise. Locals know the best restaurants are always one block off the Strip.
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under San Diego, every month
Las Vegas runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,731/mo
40% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,602/mo
$1,934 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$451k
55% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
2.3M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
210
pleasant days a year, in las vegas.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 104 days a year clear 95°, well past San Diego's 0.
20.2× the events of San Diego, and the calendar shows it.
80/100
7% higher than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Death Valley National Park, 66.5 mi.
82/100
17% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
133
142% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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