same $100k income, fresh start from San Jose
changea dispatch from
tampa
FL
27.95°N
82.46°W
Tampa is the Cuban sandwich's other home (yes, there's a rivalry with Miami), with Ybor City's brick streets, rooster gangs, and cigar shops giving the city a flavor all its own. Bayshore Boulevard claims one of the longest continuous sidewalks in the country, perfect for sunset jogs. The beaches are a short drive west, the Lightning play hockey in the swamp, and the winters feel like other cities' best Aprils.
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cheaper each month than San Jose
Tampa sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,996/mo
42% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,337/mo
$2,249 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$374k
79% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
3.3M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
243
pleasant days a year, in tampa.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A similar weekend lineup to San Jose.
62/100
11% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23.1 mi.
92/100
3% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
68
134% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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