california is one of those states where quality of life will be awful unless ure making over 500k. there are a ton of nepalis surviving but their quality of life is real bad. 100k is like nothing. private schools can cost from 2k to 6k per month. nannies can cost from 2k to 10k.

a beer and a burger will cost 30. taxes are high. even plumbers make over 100/hr for this reason.