If I'm going to quit my job for a full-time startup the difference between $500 on rent in Omaha and $1000 rent in SF is not large enough to optimize for. Thos

If I'm going to quit my job for a full-time startup the difference between $500 on rent in Omaha and $1000 rent in SF is not large enough to optimize for. Those numbers are probably exaggerated as well. If you really wanted to live cheap you could do $300 and $600 I'm sure. The point is that the difference between the costs of living decreases in an absolute sense when you are living cheap. Paying double for Ramen is not a big deal if it means you are living in an area where there are investors.