Santa Monica, California vs. San Francisco, California

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Commute
  2.2% higher in San Francisco, California
than in Santa Monica, California
   Transportation Data
Santa Monica, CASan Francisco, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.79$4.04$2.63  6.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,955$1,733$1,503  11.4%
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   Traffic data
Santa Monica, CASan Francisco, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index285.7248.6100.0  13.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)26.232.926.4  25.6%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.5%3.3%1.8%  117.2%
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