$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
changea dispatch from
oklahoma city
OK
35.47°N
97.52°W
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
the verdict
below San Diego's monthly cost
Oklahoma City runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
52% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,562/mo
$1,894 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
76% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.5M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 26 days above 95° here, 0 in San Diego.
San Diego hosts 3.6× more events.
45/100
40% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
26% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
20
64% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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