In SF, close to 50% in taxes, cost of living in SOMA, assuming you want to live right by your office (what is it, 3k for a studio?) and those 160k will not get you very far.
When I moved to SF from Alabama, I lost ~1->5% more of my paycheck to taxes. Note that Alabama is a dirt cheap place to live, and that I get so much more from that tax money in SF.
Yes, the taxes here are bad if you compare them to Washington or some other low-tax haven... but they're really not that bad here.
Also, yes, rent is insane in the city. More apartments must be built!
