cost
Cost of Living Index
San Francisco
81.8
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
New York metropolitan area wins on 18 of 26 metrics compared to San Francisco.
cost
San Francisco
81.8
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
San Francisco
49.3
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
San Francisco
$3,447
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
San Francisco
$3,849/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
San Francisco
59.6
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
San Francisco
23.4 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
San Francisco
216 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
San Francisco
1.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
San Francisco
$6,477/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
economy
San Francisco
11.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
education
San Francisco
51.2
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
San Francisco
33.2 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
environment
San Francisco
62
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
health
San Francisco
29.7%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
health
San Francisco
73.2 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
housing
San Francisco
$8,377/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
housing
San Francisco
14.2x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
housing
San Francisco
$3,786/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
jobs
San Francisco
7.7%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
San Francisco
5.5
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
San Francisco
31.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
religion
San Francisco
70.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
religion
San Francisco
23.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
safety
San Francisco
20.7 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
safety
San Francisco
64.5 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
transport
San Francisco
59
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city