same $100k income, fresh start from San Francisco
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orlando
FL
28.54°N
81.38°W
Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.
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under San Francisco, every month
Orlando runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,937/mo
38% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,396/mo
$1,984 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$402k
68% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
2.8M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
216
pleasant days a year, in orlando.
San Francisco has the edge here, logging 312 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Francisco stays 1.7× busier.
62/100
25% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.
97/100
2% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
146
32% more than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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