Paycheck Atlas

Sacramento, CA vs San Diego, CA

Overall prices in San Diego, CA run 5% higher than in Sacramento, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $105k in San Diego, CA for every $100k you earn in Sacramento, CA.

Salary in Sacramento, CAEquivalent in San Diego, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$52,445$3,238/mo$3,387/mo
$75,000$78,668$4,695/mo$4,889/mo
$100,000$104,891$6,015/mo$6,273/mo
$150,000$157,336$8,608/mo$8,983/mo
$1,819Median rent, Sacramento, CA
$2,246Median rent, San Diego, 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 Diego, CA vs Sacramento, CA