$100k salary, packing up from Des Moines
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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the monthly cost of moving past Des Moines
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
128% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
9.3%
$275/mo more in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$4,668/mo
$1,897 less than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
237% more expensive than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
3.3M
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Des Moines barely cracks 151 pleasant ones.
278% more happening than in Des Moines.
75/100
36% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
27% higher than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
55
224% more than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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