Paycheck Atlas

San Francisco, CA vs San Diego, CA

Overall prices in San Diego, CA run 3% lower than in San Francisco, CA. To keep the same lifestyle you would need $97k in San Diego, CA for every $100k you earn in San Francisco, CA.

Salary in San Francisco, CAEquivalent in San Diego, CATake-home in CATake-home in CA
$50,000$48,389$3,238/mo$3,139/mo
$75,000$72,583$4,695/mo$4,568/mo
$100,000$96,777$6,015/mo$5,845/mo
$150,000$145,166$8,608/mo$8,360/mo
$2,474Median rent, San Francisco, 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 San Francisco, CA