City vs city
Miami vs San Diego
$100,000 in Miami buys a lifestyle closer to $106,000 in San Diego, because San Diego's cost-of-living index is 146 versus 138.
Miami
No state income tax, but insurance, condos, and rents have jumped.
- COL index
- 138
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $117,000
- $100k take-home
- $79,180
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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