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The argument is living on the outskirts of SF and commuting 4 hours per day to make a 130k salary make sense for a family... I've never lived in SF but I can't
by ones_and_zeros 11y ago
The argument is living on the outskirts of SF and commuting 4 hours per day to make a 130k salary make sense for a family... I've never lived in SF but I can't imagine living 2 hours away gives you the same amenities as actually being in the city.
- thescriptkiddie 11y agoYou'd have to be insane to commute two hours each way. At that point you're not even living in the bay area anymore, you're living in Sacramento or Modesto or Santa Cruz. Affordable (relatively speaking) housing is available within walking distance of a BART stop if your standards are realistic, and plentiful if you expand your radius to a 30 minute drive. So back to that trade-off. Cost of living in San Francisco is 60% higher than cost of living in Los Angeles. Do you want to live in SF at least 60% more than you want to live in LA? Then it makes sense. Your standard of living will be lower in SF than it was in LA, but that lost happiness will be offset by the increased happiness of living where you really want to.