City vs city
Miami vs San Francisco
$100,000 in Miami buys a lifestyle closer to $129,000 in San Francisco, because San Francisco's cost-of-living index is 178 versus 138.
Miami
No state income tax, but insurance, condos, and rents have jumped.
- COL index
- 138
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $117,000
- $100k take-home
- $79,180
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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