same $100k income, fresh start from Salisbury
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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 Salisbury
A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
52% more expensive than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
9.3%
$92/mo more in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$4,668/mo
$1,083 less than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
141% more expensive than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
3.3M
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Salisbury only manages 189 of those.
A month here packs 14.5× the events of Salisbury.
75/100
42% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
21% higher than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
55
2650% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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