on $100k a year, leaving Los Angeles
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
pricier each month than Los Angeles
San Jose costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
20% more expensive than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$4,088/mo
$571 less than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
74% more expensive than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
1.9M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Los Angeles keeps to 283 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 5.6× more into a month.
70/100
4% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
1% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
29
81% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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