City vs city
Jersey City vs San Francisco
$100,000 in Jersey City buys a lifestyle closer to $120,000 in San Francisco, because San Francisco's cost-of-living index is 178 versus 148.
Jersey City
Manhattan views, PATH commute, and NJ income tax instead of NYC local tax.
- COL index
- 148
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,800/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $126,000
- $100k take-home
- $75,000
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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