Cost of living

What it really costs to live there

A full city-level breakdown, rent and property, groceries, utilities, transport, dining, private healthcare and school/university fees, by household size, measured against local salaries.

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Household
Monthly total

$4,674

incl. 1-bed rent of $3,300

Living costs (ex-rent)

$1,374

per month

Cost vs local salary

122%

of avg net pay ($3,828/mo)

Monthly costs

  • Groceries$336
  • Utilities (elec/water/heat)$173
  • Transport$68
  • Dining & eating out$231
  • Healthcare (private cover)$437
  • Internet$51
  • Mobile$31
  • Fitness / leisure$47

Accommodation (monthly rent)

  • 1-bed, city centre$3,300
  • 1-bed, outside centre$2,376
  • 3-bed, city centre$6,270
  • 3-bed, outside centre$4,620
  • Buy, price per m² (centre)$693,000

Schools & university (annual)

  • International school, primary$17,640
  • International school, secondary$22,680
  • University tuition (international)$32,760

Family & health

  • Childcare (per child, full-time/mo)$945
  • Private health cover (/mo)$437
  • Cost-of-living index105

Indicative estimates derived from the city cost-of-living index and rent. For orientation only. Available programmatically at /api/cost-of-living?country=usa&city=San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%2C%20CA.