Paycheck Atlas

Columbus, OH vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 21% higher than in Columbus, OH. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $121k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Columbus, OH.

Salary in Columbus, OHEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in OHTake-home in CA
$50,000$60,550$3,415/mo$3,883/mo
$75,000$90,825$4,961/mo$5,531/mo
$100,000$121,100$6,369/mo$7,129/mo
$150,000$181,650$9,139/mo$10,226/mo
$1,274Median rent, Columbus, OH
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, CA

Equivalent salary scales by BEA Regional Price Parities (all items). Take-home columns apply each state's tax to the matching salary, so the equivalent salary is not the same as the same take-home.

Compare the other way: San Francisco, CA vs Columbus, OH