City vs city
Portland vs San Francisco
$100,000 in Portland buys a lifestyle closer to $146,000 in San Francisco, because San Francisco's cost-of-living index is 178 versus 122.
Portland
No sales tax, relatively high income tax, and housing that cooled after the 2021 spike.
- COL index
- 122
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,650/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $104,000
- $100k take-home
- $71,004
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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