Zumper/Smartasset has the average at $4650 for a 2 bedroom: https://smartasset.com/mortgage/what-is-the-cost-of-living-in-san-francisco https://smartasset.com/

Zumper/Smartasset has the average at $4650 for a 2 bedroom: https://smartasset.com/mortgage/what-is-the-cost-of-living-in-san-francisco https://smartasset.com/mortgage/what-is-the-cost-of-living-i... Only marginally less shocking. As for your question, the median is used in questions of affordability (data from StreetEasy, Zillow, Elliman, etc.), rather than the mean.