Ah, good point; I read it as per month for some reason. Also divided by 30 rather than working days in a month, ~21. So it's more like $21/day, which is obvio

Ah, good point; I read it as per month for some reason. Also divided by 30 rather than working days in a month, ~21. So it's more like $21/day, which is obviously more than a lunch. Either way though, these differences are dwarfed by the difference in salary, so it really comes down to that and the actual differences between the jobs and work environments. (Interesting point that higher-contribution healthcare is generally lower quality though! Would be interesting to see some kind of study of that; it does make intuitive sense.)