Cleveland vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
373K
874K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 54% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2297th and 5th ($1908 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Ranked 90th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 284th vs 20th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs San Francisco

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Cleveland San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$18564

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765