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San Francisco, CA cityscape

if you left honolulu

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

$162

the monthly cost of moving past Honolulu

San Francisco edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

11% more expensive than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$142/mo less in state tax than Honolulu

vs 11% in Honolulu

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$162 less than Honolulu

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

04a house here

$1239k

17% more expensive than Honolulu

vs $1061k in Honolulu

05metro size

4.6M

vs 989k in Honolulu

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Honolulu has the edge here, logging 316 pleasant days a year.

172% more happening than in Honolulu.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

51% higher than Honolulu

vs 55/100 in Honolulu

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

·walk score®

99/100

0% lower than Honolulu

vs 99/100 in Honolulu

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

118% more than Honolulu

vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu

04 · see also

cities that play in san francisco's register:

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san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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miami

$1,256/mo cheaper

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