$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
changea dispatch from
baltimore
MD
39.29°N
76.61°W
Baltimore is steamed crabs with Old Bay, the Inner Harbor at golden hour, and row houses with painted screens. Edgar Allan Poe is buried here, John Waters still lives here, and Cal Ripken Jr. is a saint. The seafood is genuinely some of the best on the east coast. The neighborhoods (Fells Point, Hampden, Federal Hill) each feel like their own small town.
the verdict
under San Francisco, every month
Baltimore is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,868/mo
41% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$5,782/mo
$1,370 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$412k
67% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
2.8M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in baltimore.
San Francisco edges ahead with 312 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: San Francisco packs 3.9× more into a month.
66/100
20% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 39.9 mi.
98/100
1% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
72
35% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
cities that play in baltimore's register:
