same $100k income, fresh start from Denver
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 Denver
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
55% more expensive than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
9.3%
$408/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$4,668/mo
$1,436 less than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
69% more expensive than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
3.3M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Denver barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Denver packs 2.6× more into a month.
75/100
12% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
55
67% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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