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["Thomas C. Meggs" <tom AT plik.net>]

Michael Winslow Czeiszperger wrote:

> If you plug in a typical right-out-of-school starting salary of
> $45K/year in Raleigh, you'd have to make $142K/year in San Francisco 
> to make up for the cost of living. (Note: the $45K figure was just 
> pulled out of the air for comparison.)

I can't help but feel like you are a little off with your numbers. I 
lived in SF for a bit a couple years ago, and I lived rather comfortably 
with a decently sub $100k salary.

> I admit SF has some advantages, but is it worth taking a huge pay cut 
> to live there?

I think SF is great if you are young. There is a tremendous influx of 
people just out of school from all over the place, and lots of 
opportunities to be active in whatever your interests may be. It is also 
a much truer example of our 'smashing pot' of culture (not melting pot, 
the phrase given to me by a Phillipino ex-co-worker, heh).

Also to offset the cost, consider that if you live in the city you don't 
really need a car, in fact it is much more often a burden then a 
convenience.

Regards,
Tom

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