# Cost of living in San Francisco

What it costs to live in San Francisco, United States — $4,625/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $4,625 |
| Couple | $5,530 |
| Family (4) | $14,693 |
| Retirees | $5,530 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $3,413 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $750 |  |
| Transport | $87 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $374 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $2,771 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $3,413 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $4,629 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $5,720 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.61 |
| Bread (loaf) | $5.26 |
| Eggs (12) | $6.75 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $15 |
| Apples (1kg) | $7.14 |
| Water (1.5L) | $2.99 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $18 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $25 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $138 |
| Cappuccino | $5.64 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $87 |
| Single ride | $3.00 |
| Taxi start | $4.15 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.27 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $7,288/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $7,037

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miami | $3,010 | $4,306 | /cost-of-living/miami |
| Los Angeles | $2,839 | $4,067 | /cost-of-living/los-angeles |
| Honolulu | $2,703 | $3,936 | /cost-of-living/honolulu |
| New York | $4,281 | $5,504 | /cost-of-living/new-york |
| Seattle | $2,442 | $3,728 | /cost-of-living/seattle |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/san-francisco

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/san-francisco) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.