same $100k income, fresh start from San Francisco
changea dispatch from
anchorage
AK
61.22°N
149.90°W
Anchorage is the city where moose sometimes wander into downtown, the Chugach Mountains tower right behind your office, and summer days run 19 hours long. The Iditarod sled-dog race kicks off from here every March. The food scene leans heavily on the world-class salmon and halibut coming off the boats. Winter brings the northern lights flickering above the mountains and the kind of quiet you only find this far north. Wild edge.
the verdict
cheaper each month than San Francisco
Anchorage is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,713/mo
46% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,620/mo
$2,208 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$438k
65% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
401k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
93
pleasant days a year, in anchorage.
San Francisco edges ahead with 312 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 91 days under 20° here, 0 in San Francisco.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
68/100
18% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Chugach State Park, 21.9 mi.
79/100
20% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
34
69% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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