Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 0.5% more expensive than New York.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of New York, you would:
pay 4.4% more for restaurants
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$2.27
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
|
$4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.05
|
$9.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$5.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.95
|
$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
$2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
|
$3.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
|
$5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.00
|
$87.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$28,654.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.41
|
$19.58
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.09
|
$68.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,884.00
|
$3,284.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,414.51
|
$2,579.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.71
|
$200.04
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,408.24
|
$2,457.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,818.18
|
$33,071.00
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.32
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$13.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.53
|
$94.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
New York
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.73
|
$66.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.81
|
$48.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.20
|
$89.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$153.65
|
$120.61
|
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