City vs city
Boston vs San Francisco
$100,000 in Boston buys a lifestyle closer to $118,000 in San Francisco, because San Francisco's cost-of-living index is 178 versus 151.
Boston
Education, hospitals, and biotech keep wages and rents high.
- COL index
- 151
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,900/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $128,000
- $100k take-home
- $74,400
San Francisco
Tech wages are high, but housing absorbs a large share of even six-figure take-home pay.
- COL index
- 178
- Typical 1-bed
- $3,300/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $151,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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