Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 18.6% more expensive than Los Angeles.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.52
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.18
|
$4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
|
$10.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$5.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.43
|
$7.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$3.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$3.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$5.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.48
|
$98.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$21.40
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.34
|
$67.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,490.71
|
$3,322.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,107.10
|
$2,803.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.78
|
$201.25
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,950.00
|
$2,770.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$31,333.33
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.08
|
$109.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Los Angeles
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.08
|
$63.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.06
|
$49.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
|
$111.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.95
|
$138.58
|
|
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