$100k salary, packing up from Oklahoma City
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 Oklahoma City
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
110% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
9.3%
$379/mo more in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$4,668/mo
$1,894 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
310% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
3.3M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Oklahoma City barely cracks 191 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 3.6× the events of Oklahoma City.
75/100
67% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
36% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
55
175% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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