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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

$1,653

the monthly cost of moving past Myrtle Beach

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

82% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$233/mo more in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,653 less than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$1239k

243% more expensive than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

4.6M

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Myrtle Beach only manages 249 of those.

A real upgrade on things to do: 11.2× Myrtle Beach's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

43% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

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

·walk score®

99/100

80% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

383% more than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as san francisco:

see also

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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