$100k a year, no longer in Portland
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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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more expensive each month than Portland
San Diego costs noticeably more than Portland. You'd be paying for San Diego itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
62% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
9.3%
$46/mo more in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$4,668/mo
$1,155 less than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
80% more expensive than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
3.3M
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Portland only manages 178 of those.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of Portland.
75/100
14% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
1% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
55
4% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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