with $100k coming in, swapping out of Albany
changea dispatch from
san diego
CA
32.72°N
117.16°W
San Diego is the city most Californians secretly wish they lived in: 70°F, sunny, and a beach for every mood. Fish tacos are religion, Balboa Park is bigger than Central Park and packed with museums, and the craft beer scene is one of the best in the country. The zoo is world-famous and the burritos are aggressively underrated. Even the freeways feel relaxed here.
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more expensive each month than Albany
San Diego doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Diego is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
76% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
9.3%
$287/mo more in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$4,668/mo
$1,535 less than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
180% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
3.3M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Albany barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 6.7× Albany's pace.
75/100
4% higher than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
9% higher than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
55
189% more than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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