$100k salary, packing up from San Antonio
changea dispatch from
los angeles
CA
34.05°N
118.24°W
Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly premium over San Antonio
Los Angeles doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Los Angeles is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
108% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$4,659/mo
$2,280 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
267% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
12.8M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
San Antonio barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.
208% more happening than in San Antonio.
67/100
37% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
1% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
150
329% more than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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