$100k salary, packing up from San Diego
changea dispatch from
south bend
IN
41.68°N
86.25°W
South Bend is Notre Dame, the Golden Dome, and the Touchdown Jesus mural visible from the football stadium. The St. Joseph River runs through downtown, and the East Bank district has the food and bar scene. The University of Notre Dame campus is genuinely beautiful (the basilica, the lakes, the grottos). Smaller than its national reputation suggests, with a steady college-town pulse.
the verdict
under San Diego, every month
South Bend sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
52% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,692/mo
$2,024 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
77% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
324k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs San Diego's 0.
Lighter on events: San Diego packs 10.2× more into a month.
53/100
29% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
17% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
9
84% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
neighbors of south bend on the map of tradeoffs:
