General Information

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 827,526 in 2024. Among U.S. cities with a population of 300,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. Some 4.6 million residents live in the city's metropolitan statistical area, which is the 13th-largest in the United States. Around 9.2 million live in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth-largest in the United States.

• Population: 815,000+ (City) | 4,700,000+ (Bay Area)
• Area: 121 km²
• Currency: US Dollar (USD)
• Coordinates: Latitude: 37.783332824707 , Longitude: -122.41666412354
• Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
• Current Local Time: 19:18

Cost of Living

• Rent 1 Bedroom (City Center): $3,000 – $4,200
• Rent 1 Bedroom (Outside Center): $2,500 – $3,500
• Rent 3 Bedroom (City Center): $5,500 – $8,000
• Rent 3 Bedroom (Outside Center): $4,000 – $6,500
• Monthly Groceries (1 Person): $500 – $850
• Cheap Restaurant Meal: $20 – $35
• Mid-Range Dinner for 2: $100 – $180
• Utilities (Monthly Avg): $200 – $350
• Internet (Fiber): $70 – $120
• Gym Membership: $50 – $110
• Public Transport Pass: $86 – $98
• Gasoline (1 Gallon): $4.50 – $6.00

Salaries

• Average Monthly Net Salary: $6,500 – $9,500
• Software Engineer: $11,000 – $18,000
• Senior Tech Engineer: $15,000 – $22,000
• Nurse: $7,000 – $10,000
• Doctor: $18,000 – $30,000
• Finance Professional: $9,000 – $15,000
• Retail Worker: $3,500 – $5,000
• Administrative Staff: $4,500 – $7,000

Top Attractions

• Golden Gate Bridge
• Alcatraz Island
• Fisherman's Wharf
• Golden Gate Park
• Chinatown (San Francisco)

Major Events

• San Francisco Pride Parade
• Outside Lands Music Festival
• Chinese New Year Parade
• Fleet Week San Francisco