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In some cases it's cheaper to live in another city and fly to/from SF every single day than to live in SF.

• aetherson 11y ago
  Name some of these cases.
  • nkurz 11y ago
    I think it's mostly a "thought exercise", but here's a treatment looking at the costs of commuting to SF from Las Vegas: http://mobile.businessinsider.com/its-cheaper-to-commute-from-las-vegas-to-san-francisco-than-it-is-to-live-there-2015-10 http://mobile.businessinsider.com/its-cheaper-to-commute-fro...
    • aetherson 11y ago
      As that article points out, you're looking at 2 hours of commuting each way with that. I assure you, you can find a cheaper total cost of living + commuting within 2 hours of SF by car.
      • api 11y ago
        My point was simply how absurd this is, not that it's a practical alternative.
  • mikeyouse 11y ago
    Some employees at UCSF do this -- They can get on a 7-on/7-off schedule, fly in from somewhere more reasonable (often Denver or somewhere in the Midwest), stay on a couch for a week, earn a SF salary then fly back to a $1,500/month mortgage somewhere else.
    • epa 11y ago
      'Stay on a couch for a week' - pretty large pre-requisite here..
      • mikeyouse 11y ago
        I don't disagree, but they often have coworkers who work opposite shifts (7am - 7pm vs. 7pm - 7am) so they can share an apartment space without running into each other too much.