same $100k income, fresh start from Seattle
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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 Seattle
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
32% more expensive than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$4,668/mo
$1,472 less than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
28% more expensive than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
3.3M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Seattle barely cracks 182 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Seattle. About 31% fewer events on a typical month.
75/100
19% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
1% higher than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
55
39% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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