same $100k income, fresh start from San Francisco
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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cheaper each month than San Francisco
Cincinnati sits well below San Francisco on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
51% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,452/mo
$2,040 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
75% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
2.3M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs San Francisco's 0.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 66% fewer events on a typical month.
72/100
13% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
3% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
47
58% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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