City vs city
Minneapolis vs San Diego
$100,000 in Minneapolis buys a lifestyle closer to $133,000 in San Diego, because San Diego's cost-of-living index is 146 versus 110.
Minneapolis
Strong job market and progressive state income tax.
- COL index
- 110
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $94,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,903
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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