$100k salary, packing up from Phoenix
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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 Phoenix
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
66% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
9.3%
$567/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$4,668/mo
$1,718 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
120% more expensive than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
3.3M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Phoenix barely cracks 181 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Phoenix.
75/100
14% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
55
40% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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