same $100k income, fresh start from Kansas City
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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 Kansas City
A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
92% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
9.3%
$383/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$4,668/mo
$1,772 less than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
210% more expensive than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
3.3M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Kansas City keeps to 170 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Kansas City.
75/100
34% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
5% higher than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
55
28% more than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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