$100k a year, no longer in Nashville
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 each month than Nashville ran you
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
61% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$4,668/mo
$1,875 less than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
119% more expensive than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
3.3M
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Nashville only logs 173 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Nashville stays 1.6× busier.
75/100
34% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
3% higher than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
55
17% more than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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