Sunnyvale, California 

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Cost of Living in Sunnyvale, California

Living in Sunnyvale, California is expensive when compared to most other cities in the United States. Median house values approach around $1.4M while rent for a single bedroom usually ranges from approximately $2,800 - 3,200 per month depending on area or building type chosen. Utilities and groceries might exceed standards seen nationally whereas taxes tend to be slightly lower than some of the other parts of Central California.

Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Sunnyvale is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Sunnyvale, California is more expensive.

Sunnyvale cost of living is 280.5

COST OF LIVINGSunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
  280.5149.9100
  118.4105.1100
  107.798.3100
  649.5234.8100
  $1,761,600$733,500$338,100
  84.5102.4100
  141.5133.1100
  155.8118.7100
100=National Average
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    Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews
    high tech jobs -vs- high cost housing - 9/20/2019
    At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of... Read More

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    Bad things happen to a once great city - 9/17/2018
    Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly... Read More

    Quality of life reduction - 5/3/2018
    I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech... Read More


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    ZIP CODES IN SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
    94087 94086 94085 94089

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