same $100k income, fresh start from San Diego
changea dispatch from
minneapolis
MN
44.98°N
93.27°W
Minneapolis is 22 lakes inside city limits, an extensive skyway system that lets you cross downtown in February without a coat, and a music legacy that runs from Prince to The Replacements. Summer is a glorious lake-jumping, ice-cream-licking festival. Winter is sauna-and-skate season, with rinks on every lake and cross-country trails stitched through the city. Walleye is on every menu.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than San Diego
In Minneapolis, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
42% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
7.85%
$121/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,000/mo
$1,332 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
61% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
3.7M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs San Diego's 0.
Things to do run about even with San Diego.
76/100
1% higher than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
6% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
130
136% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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