$100k salary, packing up from Anchorage
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
the monthly premium over Anchorage
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
103% more expensive than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$4,088/mo
$2,532 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
310% more expensive than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.9M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Anchorage keeps to 93 pleasant days a year.
70/100
3% higher than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
20% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
29
15% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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