on $100k a year, leaving San Luis Obispo
changea dispatch from
virginia beach
VA
36.85°N
75.98°W
Virginia Beach is a three-mile boardwalk, a giant Neptune statue keeping watch, and Atlantic surf that's warm in August and gentle in September. The military presence (Navy and Air Force) gives the city a structured, welcoming feel. False Cape and Back Bay nature areas are wild marshland just south of the high-rises. October on the boardwalk might be the prettiest month on the East Coast.
the verdict
under San Luis Obispo, every month
Virginia Beach is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,819/mo
41% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
5.75%
$296/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,035/mo
$1,572 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$375k
60% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
1.8M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.
San Luis Obispo gets 303 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
200% more happening than in San Luis Obispo.
57/100
16% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: First Landing State Park, 4.7 mi.
88/100
10% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
17
467% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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