$100k salary, packing up from Tucson
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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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the monthly premium over Tucson
A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
100% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
9.3%
$567/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$4,668/mo
$2,013 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
187% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
3.3M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Tucson keeps to 202 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.3× more on the calendar than Tucson.
75/100
14% higher than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
48% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
55
244% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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