same $100k income, fresh start from Columbia
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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 Columbia
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
86% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$4,668/mo
$1,573 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
296% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
3.3M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Columbia barely cracks 189 pleasant ones.
816% more happening than in Columbia.
75/100
36% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
16% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
55
450% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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