City vs city
Denver vs San Diego
$100,000 in Denver buys a lifestyle closer to $116,000 in San Diego, because San Diego's cost-of-living index is 146 versus 126.
Denver
A magnet for remote workers. Housing is the main cost pressure versus the US average.
- COL index
- 126
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,850/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $107,000
- $100k take-home
- $75,488
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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