Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 7.0% cheaper than New York City.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of New York City, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
|
$2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.83
|
$4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
|
$10.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
|
$5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
|
$5.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.93
|
$7.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
|
$3.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$3.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$5.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$132.00
|
$98.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$21.40
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.82
|
$67.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,350.00
|
$3,322.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,895.30
|
$2,803.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.65
|
$201.25
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,123.56
|
$2,770.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$58,000.00
|
$31,333.33
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
|
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$13.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.95
|
$109.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
New York City
|
San Francisco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.17
|
$63.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.24
|
$49.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.23
|
$111.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.09
|
$138.58
|
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