City vs city
Boston vs San Diego
$100,000 in Boston buys a lifestyle closer to $97,000 in San Diego, because San Diego's cost-of-living index is 146 versus 151.
Boston
Education, hospitals, and biotech keep wages and rents high.
- COL index
- 151
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,900/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $128,000
- $100k take-home
- $74,400
San Diego
Climate premium is real. Rents rival Los Angeles without the same density of ultra-high salaries.
- COL index
- 146
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,450/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $124,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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