$100k salary, packing up from Memphis
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 Memphis
San Diego costs noticeably more than Memphis. You'd be paying for San Diego itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
101% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$4,668/mo
$2,229 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
315% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
3.3M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Memphis only manages 185 of those.
4.8× the events of Memphis, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
34% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
11% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
55
72% more than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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