$100k salary, packing up from Manchester
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 cost of moving past Manchester
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
66% more expensive than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$4,088/mo
$2,153 less than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
228% more expensive than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
1.9M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Manchester only manages 154 of those.
4.1× the events of Manchester, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
13% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
3% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
29
123% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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