$100k a year, no longer in Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
136% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
9.3%
$519/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$4,088/mo
$2,517 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
706% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
1.9M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Pittsburgh barely cracks 161 pleasant ones.
Things to do run about even with Pittsburgh.
70/100
1% higher than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
29
22% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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