3San Francisco
Cost of Living: 61.6% above U.S. average
City Population: 825,863
Median Household Income: $73,802
Median Home Value: $750,900
It looks like it would be pretty expensive to be near the Golden Gate Bridge everyday.
San Francisco is a popular tourist destination,known for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture, and landmarks including cable cars, the former prison on Alcatraz Island, and its Chinatown district.
San Francisco is also the headquarters of five major banking institutions and various other companies such as Gap Inc., Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Yelp, Pinterest, Twitter, Uber, Mozilla and Craigslist.
Living expenses in San Francisco can be as steep as the city’s famed hills. You would need about $2.9 million for a home in San Francisco’s Cole Valley.
