| | Menlo Park, CA | Phoenix, AZ | United States |
| Overall | 250.0 | 113.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 122.4 | 97.3 | 100 |
| Health | 117.4 | 92.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 879.1 | 118.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $2,476,200 | $413,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,990.0% | 10,180.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 138.3 | 117.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 161.5 | 105.7 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Cost of living is beyond absurdly More
Very nice.
Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus.
Weather can't be More
My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life More
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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places More
Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments More
Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area.
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