City vs city
San Diego vs Phoenix
$100,000 in San Diego buys a lifestyle closer to $75,000 in Phoenix, because Phoenix's cost-of-living index is 110 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
Phoenix
Sun Belt growth, a 2.5% flat state tax, and summers that drive up power bills.
- COL index
- 110
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,550/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $94,000
- $100k take-home
- $76,889
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