City vs city
San Francisco vs San Jose
$100,000 in San Francisco buys a lifestyle closer to $97,000 in San Jose, because San Jose's cost-of-living index is 172 versus 178.
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
San Jose
The heart of Silicon Valley. Home prices are among the highest in the country.
- COL index
- 172
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,900/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $146,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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