Ranked relocation benchmark
Best cities to move to from San José
Ranked by real 10-year net worth math, not a vibe score — every destination is run through the same simulator, scaled from a San José software-engineer benchmark offer ($52.5K).
Top destination from San José right now: Manchester, NH at $259k over 10 years after taxes and cost of living. 201 of 329 destinations beat staying in San José on this benchmark.
| # | City | Net delta | Break-even | Score | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | St. Louis | +$228k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 5 | Buffalo | +$225k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 6 | El Paso | +$224k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 7 | Detroit | +$221k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 8 | Birmingham | +$219k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 9 | Des Moines | +$218k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 10 | Memphis | +$217k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 11 | Charlotte | +$217k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | +$216k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 13 | San Jose | +$214k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 14 | Charleston, WV | +$212k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 15 | Milwaukee | +$211k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 16 | Oklahoma City | +$211k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 17 | Dubai | +$210k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 18 | Omaha | +$210k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 19 | Cheyenne | +$209k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 20 | Albuquerque | +$209k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 21 | Austin | +$209k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 22 | Boise | +$207k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 23 | Dallas | +$206k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 24 | Cincinnati | +$206k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 25 | Kansas City | +$206k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 26 | Richmond | +$205k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 27 | Providence | +$203k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 28 | Virginia Beach | +$202k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 29 | San Antonio | +$200k | Yr 1 | 10.0 | View → |
| 30 | Baltimore | +$200k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 31 | Tucson | +$199k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 32 | Houston | +$198k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 33 | Raleigh | +$196k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 34 | Hartford | +$196k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 35 | Jacksonville | +$194k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 36 | Philadelphia | +$192k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 37 | Wilmington | +$192k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 38 | Columbus | +$192k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 39 | Charleston, SC | +$190k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 40 | Nashville | +$189k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 41 | Sacramento | +$189k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 42 | Las Vegas | +$188k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 43 | Fort Worth | +$186k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 44 | Boston | +$185k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 45 | Tampa | +$182k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 46 | Cleveland | +$181k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 47 | Portland, ME | +$179k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 48 | Phoenix | +$179k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 49 | Louisville | +$178k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 50 | Salt Lake City | +$174k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 51 | Portland | +$172k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 52 | Abu Dhabi | +$170k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 53 | Burlington | +$170k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 54 | Atlanta | +$169k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 55 | San Francisco | +$167k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 56 | Wichita | +$167k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 57 | Fargo | +$167k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 58 | Denver | +$165k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 59 | Indianapolis | +$162k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 60 | Little Rock | +$161k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 61 | Chicago | +$159k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 62 | New Orleans | +$158k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 63 | San Diego | +$157k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 64 | Sioux Falls | +$153k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 65 | Miami | +$152k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 66 | Billings | +$152k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 67 | Los Angeles | +$145k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 68 | Jackson | +$142k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 69 | Zurich | +$142k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 70 | Minneapolis | +$141k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 71 | Washington D.C. | +$139k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 72 | New York | +$133k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 73 | Anchorage | +$130k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 74 | Singapore | +$127k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 75 | Geneva | +$113k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 76 | Bern | +$113k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 77 | Honolulu | +$109k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 78 | Monaco | +$106k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 79 | Doha | +$101k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 80 | Luxembourg City | +$94k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 81 | Sofia | +$86k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 82 | Riyadh | +$82k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 83 | Jeddah | +$82k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 84 | Hong Kong | +$74k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 85 | Kuwait City | +$71k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 86 | Manama | +$65k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 87 | Vienna | +$62k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 88 | Valletta | +$57k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 89 | Brussels | +$56k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 90 | Antwerp | +$56k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 91 | Toronto | +$54k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 92 | Tel Aviv | +$52k | Yr 1 | 9.0 | View → |
| 93 | Sydney | +$50k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 94 | Nicosia | +$49k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 95 | Taipei | +$48k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 96 | Ljubljana | +$48k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 97 | Vilnius | +$47k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 98 | Melbourne | +$46k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 99 | Warsaw | +$41k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 100 | Kuala Lumpur | +$41k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 101 | Almaty | +$41k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 102 | Astana | +$41k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 103 | Jerusalem | +$40k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 104 | Copenhagen | +$40k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 105 | Aarhus | +$40k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 106 | Muscat | +$40k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 107 | Helsinki | +$39k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 108 | Tampere | +$39k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 109 | Zagreb | +$38k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 110 | Minsk | +$38k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 111 | Bucharest | +$37k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 112–116 | 5 Australia citiescountry-level estimate | +$34k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 117 | Panama City | +$32k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 118–121 | 4 Turkey citiescountry-level estimate | +$32k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 122 | Budapest | +$30k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 123 | Bratislava | +$29k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 124 | Riga | +$29k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 125 | Kraków | +$29k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 126 | Wrocław | +$29k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 127 | Manchester | +$28k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 128–133 | 6 Canada citiescountry-level estimate | +$27k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 134 | Bangalore | +$26k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 135 | Vancouver | +$26k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 136 | Seoul | +$24k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 137 | Athens | +$24k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 138 | Santo Domingo | +$22k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 139 | Tallinn | +$21k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 140 | Santiago | +$21k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 141 | Prague | +$19k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 142 | London | +$19k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 143 | Bangkok | +$18k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 144 | Chiang Mai | +$18k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 145–155 | 11 China citiescountry-level estimate BeijingShanghaiGuangzhouShenzhenChengduChongqingWuhanNanjingHangzhouTianjinXi'an | +$17k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 156 | Baku | +$17k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 157 | Busan | +$14k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 158 | Incheon | +$14k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 159 | Port of Spain | +$14k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 160 | Colombo | +$13k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 161–164 | 4 United Kingdom citiescountry-level estimate | +$13k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 165 | Tripoli | +$12k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 166 | Kyiv | +$11k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 167 | Johannesburg | +$10k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 168 | Tbilisi | +$10k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 169 | Skopje | +$10k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 170 | Yerevan | +$8k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 171 | Mexico City | +$8k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 172 | Tehran | +$8k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 173 | Algiers | +$7k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 174 | Belgrade | +$7k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 175 | Ulaanbaatar | +$7k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 176 | Reykjavik | +$5k | Yr 8 | 5.0 | View → |
| 177 | Hanoi | +$5k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 178 | Ho Chi Minh City | +$5k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 179 | Sarajevo | +$4k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 180–187 | 8 India citiescountry-level estimate | +$3k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 188 | Edinburgh | +$3k | Yr 5 | 6.0 | View → |
| 189 | Glasgow | +$3k | Yr 5 | 6.0 | View → |
| 190 | Jakarta | +$3k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 191 | Bali (Denpasar) | +$3k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 192–195 | 4 Mexico citiescountry-level estimate | +$2k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | — |
| 196 | Cairo | +$2k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 197 | Alexandria | +$2k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 198 | Tirana | +$2k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 199 | Buenos Aires | +$1k | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 200 | Auckland | +$1k | Yr 9 | 4.0 | View → |
| 201 | Gaborone | +$520 | Yr 1 | 8.0 | View → |
| 202 | Durban | -$141 | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 203 | Pretoria | -$141 | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 204 | Asunción | -$436 | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 205 | Cape Town | -$518 | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 206 | Bogotá | -$2k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 207 | Tashkent | -$3k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 208 | Montevideo | -$3k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 209 | Berlin | -$3k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 210 | Córdoba | -$3k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 211 | Rosario | -$3k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 212 | Munich | -$4k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 213 | Harare | -$4k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 214 | Suva | -$5k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 215 | Havana | -$6k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 216 | Tunis | -$6k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 217 | Wellington | -$7k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 218 | Christchurch | -$7k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 219 | Medellín | -$7k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 220 | Cali | -$7k | Yr 1 | 7.0 | View → |
| 221 | Mumbai | -$7k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 222 | Frankfurt | -$8k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 223 | São Paulo | -$8k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 224 | Manila | -$9k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 225 | Tokyo | -$12k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 226–229 | 4 Germany citiescountry-level estimate | -$12k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 230 | Libreville | -$13k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 231 | Quito | -$13k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 232 | Guayaquil | -$13k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 233–239 | 7 Brazil citiescountry-level estimate Rio de JaneiroBrasíliaFortalezaBelo HorizonteManausCuritibaPorto Alegre | -$13k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 240 | Dhaka | -$14k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 241 | Guatemala City | -$15k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 242 | Baghdad | -$16k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 243–246 | 4 Japan citiescountry-level estimate | -$16k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 247 | Amsterdam | -$16k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 248 | Chișinău | -$16k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 249 | Dublin | -$17k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 250 | La Paz | -$18k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 251 | San Juan | -$18k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 252 | Oslo | -$18k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 253 | Lima | -$18k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 254 | Madrid | -$18k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 255–258 | 4 Netherlands citiescountry-level estimate | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 259 | Amman | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 260–262 | 3 Pakistan citiescountry-level estimate | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 263 | Paris | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 264 | Bishkek | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 265 | Barcelona | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 266 | Vientiane | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 267 | Windhoek | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 268 | Kathmandu | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 269–271 | 3 Nigeria citiescountry-level estimate | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 272–274 | 3 Morocco citiescountry-level estimate | -$19k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 275 | Bergen | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 276 | Trondheim | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 277–279 | 3 Spain citiescountry-level estimate | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 280 | Stockholm | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 281–286 | 6 France citiescountry-level estimate | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 287 | Kingston | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 288 | Caracas | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 289–295 | 7 Italy citiescountry-level estimate | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | — |
| 296 | Gothenburg | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 297 | Malmö | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 298 | Lisbon | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 299 | Porto | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 300 | Beirut | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 301 | Phnom Penh | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 302 | Yangon | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 303 | Kabul | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 304 | Naypyidaw | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 305 | Kinshasa | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 306 | Luanda | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 307 | Dar es Salaam | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 308 | Nairobi | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 309 | Mombasa | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 310 | Addis Ababa | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 311 | Khartoum | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 312 | Accra | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 313 | Abidjan | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 314 | Dakar | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 315 | Kampala | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 316 | Kigali | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 317 | Lusaka | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 318 | Maputo | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 319 | Antananarivo | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 320 | Bamako | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 321 | Yaoundé | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 322 | Douala | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 323 | Brazzaville | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 324 | Mogadishu | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 325 | Djibouti City | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 326 | Asmara | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 327 | Lilongwe | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 328 | Port Moresby | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
| 329 | Papeete | -$20k | Never | 1.0 | View → |
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