| Index | Potrero Hill | San Francisco | California |
| Cost of living | 209 | 203 | 140 |
| Goods & Services | 123 | 123 | 109 |
| Groceries | 130 | 130 | 112 |
| Health care | 123 | 123 | 109 |
| Housing | 398 | 377 | 196 |
| Transportation | 143 | 143 | 132 |
| Utilities | 134 | 134 | 127 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $162,259 | $13,522 | $3,786 | $4,868 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| California | 7.25% | 10.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| California | 1% | 12.3% |
| Item | San Francisco | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.94 | $20.27 | 18.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $76.38 | $40.39 | 89.1% |
| Toothpaste | $2.93 | $2.36 | 24.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.32 | $1.08 | 22.6% |
| Movie | $16.04 | $10.99 | 46.0% |
| Bowling | $20.50 | $15.49 | 32.3% |
| Item | San Francisco | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.38 | $4.30 | 1.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.80 | $1.40 | 28.9% |
| Milk | $2.55 | $2.20 | 15.9% |
| Potatoes | $3.74 | $3.22 | 16.3% |
| Pizza | $12.49 | $10.74 | 16.3% |
| Beer | $10.21 | $9.60 | 6.4% |
| Item | San Francisco | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $136.56 | $109.73 | 24.5% |
| Doctor | $148.50 | $118.34 | 25.5% |
| Dentist | $133.23 | $100.94 | 32.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.21 | $9.93 | 23.0% |
| Lipitor | $479.93 | $469.53 | 2.2% |
| Item | San Francisco | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $858,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 365.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $4,448.29 | $1,229.62 | 261.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,632.00 | $949.00 | 72.0% |
| Item | San Francisco | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $4.03 | $2.71 | 48.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $69.34 | $51.86 | 33.7% |
| Item | San Francisco | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $266.44 | $170.84 | 56.0% |
| Phone | $196.49 | $187.18 | 5.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA | 116 | 128 | 28.5% |
| Rollingwood, CA | 3,231 | 123 | 23.4% |
| San Pablo, CA | 29,991 | 124 | 23.8% |
| North Richmond, CA | 4,039 | 127 | 27.1% |
| Richmond, CA | 108,303 | 137 | 37.3% |
| San Francisco, CA | 850,282 | 203 | 103.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Indianapolis, IN | 846,674 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 856,616 | 92 | 7.7% |
| Columbus, OH | 837,038 | 88 | 11.6% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 815,930 | 95 | 4.6% |
| Charlotte, NC | 808,834 | 100 | 0.3% |
| San Francisco, CA | 850,282 | 203 | 103.1% |
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