with $100k coming in, swapping out of Omaha

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San Francisco, CA cityscape

if you left omaha

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

$2,023

pricier each month than Omaha

San Francisco costs noticeably more than Omaha. 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

123% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$288/mo more in state tax than Omaha

vs 5.84% in Omaha

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,023 less than Omaha

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

04a house here

$1239k

305% more expensive than Omaha

vs $306k in Omaha

05metro size

4.6M

vs 985k in Omaha

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Omaha keeps to 145 pleasant days a year.

4.2× the events of Omaha, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

57% higher than Omaha

vs 53/100 in Omaha

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

·walk score®

99/100

14% higher than Omaha

vs 87/100 in Omaha

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

484% more than Omaha

vs 19 nonstops in Omaha

04 · see also

if san francisco appeals, also worth a look:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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see also

honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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see also

los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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