with $100k coming in, swapping out of Raleigh
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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more expensive each month than Raleigh
San Diego costs noticeably more than Raleigh. You'd be paying for San Diego itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
74% more expensive than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$4,668/mo
$1,627 less than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
129% more expensive than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
3.3M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Raleigh only manages 201 of those.
270% more happening than in Raleigh.
75/100
29% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
2% higher than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
55
41% more than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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