$100k salary, packing up from Atlanta

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San Francisco, CA cityscape

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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

$1,650

the monthly premium over Atlanta

San Francisco costs noticeably more than Atlanta. You'd be paying for San Francisco itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

73% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$318/mo more in state tax than Atlanta

vs 5.49% in Atlanta

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,650 less than Atlanta

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

04a house here

$1239k

221% more expensive than Atlanta

vs $386k in Atlanta

05metro size

4.6M

vs 6.3M in Atlanta

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Atlanta keeps to 204 pleasant days a year.

A similar weekend lineup to Atlanta.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

24% higher than Atlanta

vs 67/100 in Atlanta

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

·walk score®

99/100

6% higher than Atlanta

vs 93/100 in Atlanta

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

49% fewer than Atlanta

vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta

04 · see also

neighbors of san francisco on the map of tradeoffs:

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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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