with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Francisco
changea dispatch from
salt lake city
UT
40.76°N
111.89°W
Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of mountains so close you can be at a ski lift in 30 minutes. The grid is laid out from Temple Square in clean numbered streets that make navigation almost too easy. The Great Salt Lake glints west, the Wasatch towers east, and the city itself has loosened up into a real food and bar scene in the last decade. The powder really is that light.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than San Francisco
Salt Lake City sits well below San Francisco on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,608/mo
49% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
4.65%
$387/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,338/mo
$1,926 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$584k
53% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
1.3M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
168
pleasant days a year, in salt lake city.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 33 days below 20° vs San Francisco's 0.
Lighter on events: San Francisco packs 4.2× more into a month.
78/100
6% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Antelope Island State Park, 22 mi.
80/100
19% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
90
19% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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