| | San Francisco, CA | Gilroy, CA | United States |
| Overall | 245.5 | 231.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 116.6 | 111.1 | 100 |
| Health | 114.9 | 107.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 504.4 | 312.8 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $1,237,600 | $1,012,700 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,750.0% | 10,450.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 158.2 | 119.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 162.1 | 156.2 | 100 |
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Reviews for San Francisco 
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from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in More
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Reviews for Gilroy 
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I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax More
Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the More
Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That More
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