on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
under San Diego, every month
Sacramento gives you room San Diego doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
23% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$5,332/mo
$664 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
42% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
2.4M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 0 in San Diego.
Lighter on events: San Diego packs 2.1× more into a month.
75/100
0% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
1% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
28
49% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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