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$120k in SF probably amounts to take home just under $6k/mo. $4k goes to rent, so you have $2k for everything else. That's not a great QOL. For comparison, I
by ingenuous2 9y ago
$120k in SF probably amounts to take home just under $6k/mo. $4k goes to rent, so you have $2k for everything else.
That's not a great QOL. For comparison, I ran the Mexico City / SF cost of living on Numbeo[0]. $38k in Mexico City would need to be $140k in SF for comparable quality of life.
(side note -- this COL calculator is super neat! anyone have any evidence of the accuracy?)
[0] https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Mexico&country2=United+States&city1=Mexico+City&city2=San+Francisco%2C+CA https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?cou...
- maccard 9y ago$2k/month is what many people I know take home after tax and before rent.
- gcb0 9y agoI have. it grossly underestimates. a while ago, this and other sites said I needed 120k in LA and 140k in SF to maintain my south america 40k. turns out I moved making more than the SF salary in LA. and it still falls short on what I have money to do on short trips and night life. I guess it is acurate if you dont go out every friday and saturday and never, ever leave the city for the longer holidays.