Cost Of Living in Bayview, CA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Bayview	San Francisco	California
Cost of living	193	237	140
Goods & Services	120	120	111
Groceries	123	123	112
Health care	125	125	109
Housing	353	500	196
Transportation	132	132	126
Utilities	136	136	127

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The cost of living in Bayview is 38% higher than the San Francisco average
The cost of living in Bayview is 93% higher than the national average
Bayview housing is 253% higher than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 61% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$90,666	$7,556	$2,115	$2,720

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	13.3%

Goods & Services

Item	San Francisco	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.38	$24.26	17.0%
Beauty Salon	$85.43	$45.56	87.5%
Toothpaste	$4.09	$3.70	10.4%
Shampoo	$1.65	$1.28	29.1%
Movie	$16.02	$12.13	32.0%
Bowling	$24.01	$18.00	33.4%

Groceries

Item	San Francisco	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.11	$1.57	34.1%
Milk	$5.18	$4.67	10.9%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.9%
Pizza	$15.74	$12.09	30.2%
Beer	$11.21	$10.41	7.6%

Health Care

Item	San Francisco	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.79	$125.68	27.1%
Doctor	$174.45	$135.78	28.5%
Dentist	$155.36	$113.29	37.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.30	$10.65	6.1%
Lipitor	$498.84	$468.60	6.5%

Housing

Item	San Francisco	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,152,300.00	$184,700.00	523.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$7,224.18	$2,346.69	207.8%
Apartment Rent	$2,010.00	$949.00	111.8%

Transportation

Item	San Francisco	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.63	$3.46	33.9%
Tire Balancing	$75.33	$59.92	25.7%

Utilities

Item	San Francisco	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$298.77	$193.99	54.0%
Phone	$203.63	$192.25	5.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	116	125	24.6%
El Cerrito CDP, CA	5,699	140	39.6%
Ashland, CA	23,566	164	63.8%
Emeryville, CA	11,679	169	68.9%
San Lorenzo, CA	30,117	171	71.4%
San Francisco, CA	874,784	237	137.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Charlotte, NC	873,570	108	7.6%
Indianapolis, IN	869,387	93	6.7%
Columbus, OH	889,079	94	6.2%
Fort Worth, TX	892,221	105	5.2%
Jacksonville, FL	902,488	98	2.0%
San Francisco, CA	874,784	237	137.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Bayview, San Francisco, CA