same $100k income, fresh start from Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
san jose
CA
37.34°N
121.89°W
San Jose is Silicon Valley's anchor city, much bigger than San Francisco by population, and culturally underrated because everyone drives through it on the way somewhere else. The Vietnamese food scene (especially in Little Saigon) is one of the best in the country. The weather is impossibly mild, the Santa Cruz Mountains rise to the west, and the tech money funds a genuinely excellent restaurant scene.
the verdict
more expensive each month than Albuquerque
San Jose doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Jose is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
133% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
9.3%
$283/mo more in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$4,088/mo
$2,265 less than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
411% more expensive than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
1.9M
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Albuquerque barely cracks 205 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.5× Albuquerque's pace.
70/100
14% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
1% higher than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
29
26% more than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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