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Moving to Pasadena looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Pasadena has a cost index of 77 vs 224 for San Francisco. Pasadena is 147 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $3,830 to $1,318 (-66%).
If you earn the San Francisco median of $141,446, you would need approximately $48,622/year in Pasadena to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 147 points (66%).
Median rent in San Francisco is $3,830/month. In Pasadena it is $1,318/month — a difference of $2,512 per month, or $30,144 per year.
Moving to Pasadena looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $48,622/year in Pasadena. The median income there is $64,270.