Los Angeles, CA → San Diego, CA
Moving to San Diego costs you $106 a month
−$1,272 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
| Per month | Los Angeles | San Diego | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $8,516 | −$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $2,287 | −$91 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $6,229 | −$143 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $2,291 | +$15 |
| Getting around | $674 | $650 | −$24 |
| Groceries | $476 | $468 | −$8 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $527 | −$9 |
| Utilities | $298 | $293 | −$5 |
| Everything else | $417 | $410 | −$7 |
| Left over | $1,697 | $1,591 | −$106 |
To break even in San Diego, you'd need to earn
$104,500
Household gross, versus $105,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Los Angeles does now.
The tax difference alone
+$262
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 27.2% in Los Angeles, 26.9% in San Diego.
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
San Diego, CA in full
The best climate in the country and rents that know it.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from San Diego on San Diego wages.
San Diego → Los Angeles →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.