$100k salary, packing up from Ogden
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 premium over Ogden
San Diego doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Diego is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
76% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)
9.3%
$388/mo more in state tax than Ogden
vs 4.65% in Ogden
$4,668/mo
$1,637 less than Ogden
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
93% more expensive than Ogden
vs $524k in Ogden
3.3M
vs 658k in Ogden
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Ogden barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 87.0× more on the calendar than Ogden.
75/100
6% lower than Ogden
vs 80/100 in Ogden
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
18% higher than Ogden
vs 84/100 in Ogden
55
39% fewer than Ogden
vs 90 nonstops in Ogden
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