Paycheck Atlas

Los Angeles, CA vs San Francisco, CA

Overall prices in San Francisco, CA run 2% higher than in Los Angeles, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $102k in San Francisco, CA for every $100k you earn in Los Angeles, CA.

Salary in Los Angeles, CAEquivalent in San Francisco, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$50,901$3,238/mo$3,293/mo
$75,000$76,352$4,695/mo$4,767/mo
$100,000$101,802$6,015/mo$6,110/mo
$150,000$152,704$8,608/mo$8,746/mo
$2,063Median rent, Los Angeles, CA
$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 Los Angeles, CA