$100k a year, no longer in Providence
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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 Providence
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
36% more expensive than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)
9.3%
$276/mo more in state tax than Providence
vs 5.99% in Providence
$4,668/mo
$1,039 less than Providence
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
91% more expensive than Providence
vs $528k in Providence
3.3M
vs 1.7M in Providence
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Providence only logs 159 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.3× more on the calendar than Providence.
75/100
19% higher than Providence
vs 63/100 in Providence
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
3% higher than Providence
vs 96/100 in Providence
55
224% more than Providence
vs 17 nonstops in Providence
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