on $100k a year, leaving New Orleans
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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pricier each month than New Orleans
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
79% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$4,668/mo
$1,803 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
290% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
3.3M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
New Orleans barely cracks 235 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 1.8× the events of New Orleans.
75/100
36% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
1% higher than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
55
41% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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