same $100k income, fresh start from San Francisco
changea dispatch from
san antonio
TX
29.42°N
98.49°W
San Antonio wraps the River Walk through downtown like a Venetian canal trail (much shorter, but lined with mariachi and margaritas). The Alamo sits in the middle of it all, the five Spanish missions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the puffy tacos are unlike Tex-Mex anywhere else. Fiesta in April is essentially a 10-day citywide block party. It's bigger and prouder than outsiders expect.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than San Francisco
San Antonio runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,394/mo
56% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,939/mo
$2,527 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
77% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
2.7M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
167
pleasant days a year, in san antonio.
San Francisco has the edge here, logging 312 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 59 days a year clear 95°, well past San Francisco's 0.
San Francisco hosts 2.3× more events.
49/100
41% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Guadalupe River State Park, 30 mi.
97/100
2% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
35
68% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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