I would like to see a similar analysis applied to living and working in Silicon Valley or San Francisco, as opposed to some metro area in the Midwest. I have a

I would like to see a similar analysis applied to living and working in Silicon Valley or San Francisco, as opposed to some metro area in the Midwest. I have a hunch that given two similar people, one in each place, with similar careers, financial habits, consumer habits, etc., the one in the Midwest will be able to retire sooner and more comfortably than the one in SV/SF.