It's not just COL, it's bang for your buck. I sold my car, moved to NYC, and found a nicer apartment in metro Brooklyn for the same price I was paying in SF. I

It's not just COL, it's bang for your buck. I sold my car, moved to NYC, and found a nicer apartment in metro Brooklyn for the same price I was paying in SF. I miss very few things about SF besides the weather, and if I missed it that much I would move to SoCal. The quality of life does not match the price.