$100k a year, no longer in San Diego
changea dispatch from
memphis
TN
35.15°N
90.05°W
Memphis is dry-rub ribs, Beale Street neon, and the rooms where Stax and Sun Records changed pop music forever. Graceland is a tourist pilgrimage that's still genuinely moving. The Mississippi rolls past, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is essential, and the BBQ debate (rib joints vs. the chopped-pork houses) is a local pastime. Soulful in the literal sense.
in our guides
the verdict
under San Diego, every month
Move to Memphis and the monthly math gets easier. San Diego's rent is the headline; Memphis's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,436/mo
50% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,897/mo
$2,229 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
76% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.3M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
185
pleasant days a year, in memphis.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: San Diego packs 4.8× more into a month.
56/100
25% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: To Fuller, 7.3 mi.
89/100
10% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
32
42% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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