with $100k coming in, swapping out of Baton Rouge
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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 Baton Rouge
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
112% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$4,668/mo
$2,054 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
304% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
3.3M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Baton Rouge barely cracks 187 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 11.6× the events of Baton Rouge.
75/100
50% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
32% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
55
1275% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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