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Cost of Living inSan Francisco, CA, United States
California, United States3.3MHigh income
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
12% more expensive
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). United States: $76,931/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 30% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Overall
1.4x further
Prices are 30% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
2.7x further
Prices are 63% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
1.3x further
Prices are 24% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
1.4x further
Prices are 28% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Income Category
High
World Bank GNI
GDP per Capita
$76,931
PPP, International $
City Population
3.3M
Monthly Costs
Rent
1BR City Center$3,400/mo
3BR City Center$5,720/mo
Food
Cheap Meal$25
Milk (1L)$1.61
Eggs (12)$6.60
Transport
Monthly Pass$98
Gasoline (1L)$1.35
Utilities
Basic (85m² apt)$233/mo
Internet (60+ Mbps)$73/mo
Education
Preschool$3,018/mo
Child Education
Public-school quality + expat access, alongside international and private school cost — the two paths a relocating family weighs.
Public schools
This describes United States as a whole. Enrollment rules and school quality can vary within the country, so check with schools in San Francisco, CA.
Quality
Mixed public-school option
Expat access
Available to residents
conditionalInstruction
English
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
The United States has many excellent public schools, but quality varies sharply by district and neighborhood.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident families can use local public schools, but school quality depends heavily on district assignment and housing location.
🗺️ Homeschooling
Varies by stateHomeschooling is legal in all 50 US states but regulations vary dramatically. Some states (TX, AK, ID) have minimal oversight; others (NY, PA, MA) require notification, testing, and curriculum approval. Most worldschooling families establish residency in low-regulation states.
Homeschool legality in United States — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
International & private schools
1 confirmed school
2 more suggested by AI, not verified
Typical fee
$32,675/yr
one school's published fee
- American1
Schools' websites are found with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), and each is checked on the school's own site.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Current nanny and household-help pricing snapshot for San Francisco, CA, United States.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$3,550-$4,600
monthly · confidence 0.65
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$4,200-$5,400
monthly · confidence 0.65
Source: curated family relocation research
Getting Around
The concrete mobility picture for San Francisco: airport access, urban transit, and rideshare practicality.
Walkability score: 78/100 (car light core). This is derived from the verified mobility profile and is used by the walkability gate.
Walkability
78/100
mobility profile car light core
Airport
Major Bay Area air hub
San Francisco is anchored by SFO, with Oakland and San Jose adding strong regional and domestic backup across the Bay Area.
Urban transit
BART, Muni, Caltrain, ferry, and bus
metrocommuter railtramferrybus
BART, Muni, Caltrain, ferries, and buses make car-light family life realistic across much of San Francisco and the inner Bay commute shed.
Rideshare
Uber and Lyft available
Ride-hailing is a routine complement to rail and ferry service for airport runs and hillier neighborhood gaps.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in United States.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
63 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 7 months ago
Healthcare system
StrongHigh national coverage, strong doctor availability, and deep nursing capacity support this rating.
Public care
StrongBroad public coverage, relatively low patient cost-sharing, and country-level outcomes are comparatively strong support this rating.
Private care
MixedA clearly private facility base help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
88/100
2023
Physicians
3.68/1k
2022
Hospital beds
2.68/1k
2022
Out of pocket
11%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
78.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
17/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
3.7/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and multiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Dentist: 31Clinic: 14Pharmacy: 10Doctor: 4Physiotherapy: 2Hospital: 1Laboratory: 1
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in United States yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Hospital · Emergency
City Spine Center
Clinic
chiropractic
Hearing & Low Vision Solutions
Clinic
ophthalmology
Southeast Family Health Center
Clinic
Asthma & Allergy Clinic of Marin and SF Inc.
Clinic
Bayview Hunters Point Adult Day Health Center
Clinic
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-11-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Safety Index40/100
Crime Index61/100
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
Political Stability+0.39
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Information & Technology | $240,405/yr |
| Finance & Insurance | $191,957/yr |
| Professional & Scientific Services | $185,359/yr |
| Utilities | $178,891/yr |
| Manufacturing | $156,575/yr |
| Transport & Logistics | $147,500/yr |
| Mining & Quarrying | $144,776/yr |
| Healthcare & Social Work | $122,155/yr |
| Real Estate | $120,698/yr |
| Other Services | $119,096/yr |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | $115,643/yr |
| Education | $115,585/yr |
| Construction | $111,346/yr |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | $110,429/yr |
| Administrative & Support Services | $102,126/yr |
| Agriculture & Farming | $76,678/yr |
| Hospitality & Food Service | $60,524/yr |
2025 annual wages in San Francisco, CA, United States · Source: BLS OEWS (MSA-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
abs gasoline regular
$3.17EstimatedSame
beer
$5.80Survey-verified25% cheaper
big mac
$6.22EstimatedSame
bread 500g
$3.39EstimatedSame
budget hotel
$317.56Survey-verified775% more
budget hotel night
$35.00EstimatedSame
childcare preschool
$3018.16Estimated94% more
cinema
$17.00Survey-verified3% more
coca cola
$5.80Survey-verified170% more
eggs dozen
$6.60Estimated37% more
gasoline liter
$32.79Survey-verified3084% more
inexpensive meal
$23.50Survey-verified11% more
internet 60mbps
$72.56Estimated7% more
iphone
$999.00EstimatedSame
jeans
$75.34Survey-verified47% more
latte
$5.80Survey-verified9% more
luxury hotel
$317.56Survey-verified34% cheaper
luxury hotel night
$450.00EstimatedSame
mcmeal
$23.50Survey-verified132% more
milk liter
$1.61Estimated32% more
monthly pass
$32.79Survey-verified53% cheaper
nike shoes
$75.34Survey-verified17% cheaper
regional price parity
$95.10EstimatedSame
rent 1br
$2639.62Survey-verified46% more
rent 2br
$2639.62Survey-verified39% cheaper
rent 3br
$5720.00Estimated80% more
subway fare
$32.79Survey-verified1261% more
taxi km
$1.87EstimatedSame
utilities basic
$233.15Estimated9% more
Visa Information (US passport)
Long-Term Visa Programs
investment
US EB-5 Immigrant Investor (Standard)24 monthsPath to residency
24 monthsPath to residency
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in San Francisco compared with the US?
Your money does not stretch further in San Francisco than in the US — San Francisco currently looks more expensive than the baseline market on a PPP basis, so the same income buys less day to day. We are using the country-level cost index for United States here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is San Francisco cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
San Francisco is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 30% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for San Francisco. We are using the country-level cost index for United States here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in San Francisco compare with New York City?
Rent in San Francisco is about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for United States here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in San Francisco?
Groceries in San Francisco are about 24% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 28% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for United States here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About San Francisco, CA
San Francisco is a city of about 828,000 on the northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula in California, United States, the historical and venture-capital anchor of the Bay Area tech industry alongside Silicon Valley to the south. The economy concentrates technology, biotech, finance, and tourism, with median rents and home prices among the highest in the country. Climate is mild Mediterranean with cool foggy summers and mild rainy winters, atypically chilly for California given the Pacific coastal upwelling. Relocators should weigh genuinely high housing costs, visible street-level homelessness and property-crime concerns concentrated in specific districts, strong public transit by US standards via BART and Muni, and the country's deepest concentration of senior tech-industry employers and the salaries that come with that.
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