$100k a year, no longer in San Diego

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San Francisco, CA cityscape

swapping out of san diego

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

$256

more each month than San Diego ran you

San Francisco costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

9% more expensive than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in San Diego

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$256 less than San Diego

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

04a house here

$1239k

23% more expensive than San Diego

vs $1010k in San Diego

05metro size

4.6M

vs 3.3M in San Diego

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year.

1.5× the events of San Diego, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

11% higher than San Diego

vs 75/100 in San Diego

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

·walk score®

99/100

0% lower than San Diego

vs 99/100 in San Diego

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

102% more than San Diego

vs 55 nonstops in San Diego

04 · see also

same energy as san francisco, different zip code:

see also

honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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miami

$1,256/mo cheaper

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