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North America
San Diego
CA, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in San Diego compare to Austin?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in San Diego is 30% worse off vs in Austin
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in San Diego compared to Austin, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$112,074
-$10,191 (-8%) vs Austin
Tax Rate: 38%
Weather
How does the weather in San Diego compare to Austin?
San Diego has better overall weather
10.0/10(vs 3.8/10 in Austin)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
21°C(vs 27°C in Austin)
Average Low
15°C(vs 16°C in Austin)
Sunshine Hours
3,055h/yr+411h/yr(+16%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 35°C in Austin)
Average Low in coldest month
10°C(vs 6°C in Austin)
Rainy Days
29/yr-47/yr(-61%)
Muggy Days
14/yr-127/yr(-90%)
Cloud Cover
25%(vs 38% in Austin)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in San Diego compare to Austin?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in San Diego compared to Austin?
Avg. Property Price
$8,026 / m²
116% more expensive than Austin
SWE Affordability
5.7 years
3.3 years longer than Austin
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
San Diego has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 47% fewer events than Austin.
Salary Converter
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