same $100k income, fresh start from Atlanta
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 Atlanta
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
91% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
9.3%
$318/mo more in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$4,088/mo
$1,974 less than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
365% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
1.9M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Atlanta only logs 204 pleasant days.
74% fewer events than Atlanta. The pace eases up.
70/100
4% higher than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
29
87% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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