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Review of San Diego, California

San Diego...No longer a utopia...
Star Rating - 1/6/2008
I've lived in San Diego twice in my life...each time I struggled because of the high cost of living...either you reworking 3 jobs to make the rent or your are experiencing the "Craigslist" phenom of living with strangers to make the rent...I currently live in Raleigh, NC and am afraid that I'll wake up dead one day because life here is slower than what I'd prefer...but I can't live in San Diego because of the high cost of living...I would love to return to San Diego to live but my idea of utopia does not include living in overpriced apartments, condos, homelessness or shelters just to say I live there.
DJ Nehru | Raleigh, NC
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I moved here from Maui, and I thinks its great. Cost of living is way lower. Food costs are about 50% less, gas 30% less, housing 30% less, wages about the same, availability of jobs is much higher, roads are like utopia. I was paying $1200 for a small 1 br apartment built onto a house, paying $10 a gal for milk, $4.50 for gas (SD gas is $3.50), $150/ month for electricity (I pay $35 in SD) and the roads are great here compared to the two lane congested freeways in Maui. Whats to complain about?
Al | San Diego, CA | Report Abuse
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San Diego isn't easy, but it isn't bad for people with graduate degrees and high-income paying jobs. You just need to be a doctor, a biotech researcher, an engineer, an accountant, or some other good profession.
Chris | San Diego, CA | Report Abuse
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S.D. to Raleigh ? You poor soul.
lisa | Raleigh, NC | Report Abuse
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Would you mind divulging how much you paid for housing in San Diego, and what it is you paid for? I'd like to get some exact numbers so I have a better idea what to expect. (2 BR, 1500 sq. ft., good neighborhood, $2000/month for example)
Tim | Fort Wayne, IN | Report Abuse
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well yah... lets see, NC or sunny san diego???
jackson | Barstow, CA | Report Abuse
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