$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
91% more expensive than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
9.3%
$296/mo more in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$4,088/mo
$1,947 less than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
379% more expensive than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
1.9M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Virginia Beach keeps to 211 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Virginia Beach.
70/100
23% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
8% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
29
71% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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