same $100k income, fresh start from Honolulu
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 each month than Honolulu ran you
San Jose runs a little pricier than Honolulu. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
22% more expensive than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
9.3%
$142/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$4,088/mo
$486 less than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
69% more expensive than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
1.9M
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Honolulu edges ahead with 316 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Honolulu packs 1.5× more into a month.
70/100
27% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
29
43% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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