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My friend said she loves San Diego and thinks it's absolutely gorgeous but she just told me that she'd never be able to pay for it because it's so expensive unless she had a rich husband.
R.I.P. Joseph Bach (Itchymoku), 1987-2018.
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I've done some checking of course and found it would cost me about $1000-$1500 more per month to live there due to the housing cost difference. The remainder works out to about a wash. Somethings are more expensive here than in SD and other things are much less there with regard to basic living expenses.
This is especially true if you are more interested in renting than owning. Which at this stage of my life, I am not interested in owning real estate again so being a long term renter is fine with me, which puts the monthly housing around $2500 +/- a bit. That is doable.
So about $5000 a month for a decent living.....my needs are simple so I don't require a huge mcmansion to live in or a BMW to drive.
As to @BeachTrader's point, California is only a few tenths of a point higher in total taxes than AZ overall, CA is 8th highest in the nation and AZ is 11th. Not that big a difference.
So yes, living expenses would go up a bit, but I think so would our quality of life. Its brutal hot here in the summer, there's not that much to do unless you like desert activities and we don't. The only thing holding us here is family.....which is a hard one to deal with....although I suspect if I had a spare bedroom, I'd see more of them if I lived in SD than I do now!!!
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, Leonardo da Vinci
Most people chose unhappiness over uncertainty, Tim Ferris
Post a picture of a place/house you'd like to rent hypothetically if you went out there when you have time, or your dream house there. It seems like you've given this some thought. Pictures, pictures, pictures!
R.I.P. Joseph Bach (Itchymoku), 1987-2018.
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The pic I posted of downtown SD near Petco Park is where the business district is, the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, Bankers Hill, The Marina District, Little Korea, Balboa Park, etc.....and there are lots of condo's and apartments in that area, so somewhere in that neighborhood.
Otherwise in the Clairmount area would be nice just north of the down town area and near Mission Beach.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, Leonardo da Vinci
Most people chose unhappiness over uncertainty, Tim Ferris
Indeed it is.....I've been all over the world and while there are plenty of things I loved about each place we visited, San Diego has the best combination of weather, activities, livability, affordability, etc of any place I've ever been.....I have a friend that lives in Sydney Australia and claims is nearly identical to San Diego. But otherwise, I think its the best of everywhere I've been so far.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, Leonardo da Vinci
Most people chose unhappiness over uncertainty, Tim Ferris