Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator
Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium.
SEE MY OPTIONS
No Thanks
Cost of Living
Compare Cities
Quiz
Community Data
Crime
Climate
Schools
News
Places to Live
Find a Place
Top Lists
Rankings
Interactive Map
Login
Create Account
ARLINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Cost of Living Comparison
Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium
Arlington, Virginia vs. San Francisco, California
Cost of Living Comparison
The cost of living in San Francisco, California is
51.0%
more expensive
than Arlington, Virginia.
You would need a salary of
$114,752
in San Francisco, California to maintain the standard of living you have in Arlington, Virginia.
Comparison highlights
• Overall, San Francisco, California is
more expensive
than Arlington, Virginia
• Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Median Home Cost
64% more expensive in San Francisco
than in Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, VA vs. San Francisco, CA
Compared to Arlington, San Francisco is:
Homeowner
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
51.0% higher
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Renter
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Food
1.2% higher
Housing (Homeowner)
102.2% higher
Housing (Rent)
Unlock with Premium
Median Home Cost
Unlock with Premium
Utilities
0.8% lower
Commute
29.1% higher
Health
14.2% higher
Taxes
Unlock with Premium
Childcare
Unlock with Premium
Personal
3.1% higher
Cost of Food
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current City
Comparison City
Denver, Colorado
Iowa City, Iowa
Compare
Erie, Colorado
Palm Harbor, Florida
Compare
Sunday Lake, Washington
Redmond, Washington
Compare
Camden, Maine
Kittery, Maine
Compare
Casper, Wyoming
Fallbrook, California
Compare
Milton, Delaware
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Compare
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Long Beach, California
Compare
Salt Lake City, Utah
Missoula, Montana
Compare
Seattle, Washington
Phoenix, Arizona
Compare
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Knoxville, Tennessee
Compare
Follow Us