San Francisco cost of living
Cost of living in the city of San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA had 4,648,486 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 115.6, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$3,697
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$2,435
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
108.5
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
172.6
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
32.7 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$135,590
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.77%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in California
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in California · Medicaid · California overview
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From San Francisco
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from San Francisco.
- San Francisco and McAllen · rent gap $2,680
- San Francisco and Wichita · rent gap $2,654
- San Francisco and Little Rock · rent gap $2,576
- San Francisco and Toledo · rent gap $2,552
- San Francisco and El Paso · rent gap $2,551
- San Francisco and Baton Rouge · rent gap $2,548
- San Francisco and Columbia · rent gap $2,471
- San Francisco and Tulsa · rent gap $2,468