on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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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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lighter monthly cost than San Francisco
San Diego gives you room San Francisco doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
8% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$4,668/mo
$256 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
18% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
3.3M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
San Francisco only manages 312 of those.
San Francisco hosts 1.5× more events.
75/100
10% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
0% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
55
50% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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