same $100k income, fresh start from Wichita
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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 each month than Wichita ran you
A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
146% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
9.3%
$300/mo more in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$4,668/mo
$2,017 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
356% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
3.3M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Wichita keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.
867% more happening than in Wichita.
75/100
44% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
43% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
55
400% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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