| | San Francisco, CA | Santa Fe, NM | United States |
| Overall | 245.5 | 112.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 116.6 | 101.0 | 100 |
| Health | 114.9 | 82.2 | 100 |
| Housing | 504.4 | 161.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $1,237,600 | $541,100 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,750.0% | 9,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 158.2 | 80.2 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 162.1 | 107.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for San Francisco 
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Reviews for Santa Fe 
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I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American, More
Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect.
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