According to this cost of living calculator from CNN [1] housing in San Francisco is 256% higher than in Austin. Both have good jobs in tech. The argument I've

According to this cost of living calculator from CNN [1] housing in San Francisco is 256% higher than in Austin. Both have good jobs in tech. The argument I've heard against it is that you might have to live farther from the city center and commute for 30 minutes or more, which is certainly a tradeoff, but perhaps a worthwhile one. [1] http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/index.html http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/index.html