City vs city
San Diego vs Irvine
$100,000 in San Diego buys a lifestyle closer to $105,000 in Irvine, because Irvine's cost-of-living index is 154 versus 146.
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
Irvine
Master-planned Orange County city with strong schools and correspondingly high housing costs.
- COL index
- 154
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,700/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $131,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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