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> Can you imagine if San Francisco (6.2k/sqm) I'm pretty sure this is wrong. Yes, it's the first answer that comes up if you Google this stat, but this is off
by mateo411 5y ago
> Can you imagine if San Francisco (6.2k/sqm)
I'm pretty sure this is wrong. Yes, it's the first answer that comes up if you Google this stat, but this is off by a factor of 3 or so. Before the pandemic San Francisco had a density of around 18K/sqm. Although a lot of people left SF during the pandemic, 6.2k/sqm is still way to low.
Now, that we have that out of the way. In general, I agree with you. Most cities that have a high population density are expensive places to live. It's a good thing to allow cities to accommodate more people, but those places will still have a high cost of living, because many people still want to live there.