with $100k coming in, swapping out of Albuquerque

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San Francisco, CA cityscape

if you left albuquerque

San Francisco

ca · metro 4.6M

photo: Andrew Whitmore / unsplash

a dispatch from

san francisco

CA

37.77°N

122.42°W

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

metro4.6M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,941

pricier each month than Albuquerque

A real premium for San Francisco. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

111% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$283/mo more in state tax than Albuquerque

vs 5.9% in Albuquerque

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,941 less than Albuquerque

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$1239k

253% more expensive than Albuquerque

vs $351k in Albuquerque

05metro size

4.6M

vs 924k in Albuquerque

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Albuquerque only manages 205 of those.

A month here packs 6.1× the events of Albuquerque.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

2% higher than Albuquerque

vs 81/100 in Albuquerque

Closest outdoor draw: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 1.5 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

5% higher than Albuquerque

vs 94/100 in Albuquerque

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

383% more than Albuquerque

vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as san francisco:

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san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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