with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chicago
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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 Chicago
A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
33% more expensive than Chicago(vs $2,170/mo)
9.3%
$363/mo more in state tax than Chicago
vs 4.95% in Chicago
$4,668/mo
$1,083 less than Chicago
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
177% more expensive than Chicago
vs $365k in Chicago
3.3M
vs 9.3M in Chicago
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Chicago keeps to 153 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Chicago stays 7.4× busier.
75/100
7% higher than Chicago
vs 70/100 in Chicago
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
1% lower than Chicago
vs 100/100 in Chicago
55
75% fewer than Chicago
vs 217 nonstops in Chicago
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