same $100k income, fresh start from San Diego
changea dispatch from
salt lake city
UT
40.76°N
111.89°W
Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of mountains so close you can be at a ski lift in 30 minutes. The grid is laid out from Temple Square in clean numbered streets that make navigation almost too easy. The Great Salt Lake glints west, the Wasatch towers east, and the city itself has loosened up into a real food and bar scene in the last decade. The powder really is that light.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than San Diego
Salt Lake City is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
44% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
4.65%
$387/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,338/mo
$1,670 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
42% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.3M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs San Diego's 0.
Noticeably quieter than San Diego. About 64% fewer events on a typical month.
78/100
4% higher than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
90
64% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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