with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
changea dispatch from
madison
WI
43.07°N
89.40°W
Madison sits on an isthmus between two lakes, with the state capitol gleaming on one end and the University of Wisconsin sprawling on the other. The Saturday farmers market around the Capitol Square is one of the best in the country. Cheese curds, brats, and beer are mandatory food groups. The Terrace at Memorial Union, looking out at Lake Mendota, is the unofficial heart of the city in summer.
the verdict
below San Diego's monthly cost
Madison is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,673/mo
42% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
6.27%
$252/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,138/mo
$1,470 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$465k
54% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
694k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in madison.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 71 days below 20°, vs 0 in San Diego.
77% fewer events than San Diego. The pace eases up.
67/100
11% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area, 24.1 mi.
88/100
11% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
11
80% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
same energy as madison, different zip code:
