same $100k income, fresh start from Boulder
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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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pricier each month than Boulder
San Diego costs noticeably more than Boulder. You'd be paying for San Diego itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
30% more expensive than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
9.3%
$408/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$4,668/mo
$1,083 less than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
29% more expensive than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
3.3M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Boulder only manages 178 of those.
29.0× the events of Boulder, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
5% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
18% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
55
67% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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