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Why should Manhattan Be compared to SF if Manhattan isn’t even a city?
Because comparing all of New York City to San Fran is an unrealistic comparison and its not as simple as saying San Fran is more expensive, because you aren't taking into account the sheer mass of New York.
But if makes people in San Fran feel better comparing it to all of New York, then whatever, no skin off my back.
Because comparing all of New York City to San Fran is an unrealistic comparison and its not as simple as saying San Fran is more expensive, because you aren't taking into account the sheer mass of New York.
But if makes people in San Fran feel better comparing it to all of New York, then whatever, no skin off my back.
I feel like this logic only exist because NYC is the only major city that has the term Boros which are divided into islands.
If this were a comparison of San Fran vs LA or San Fran vs Chicago, two cities that also have much larger city limits than SF, how would you compare them?
The 5 boroughs are NYC so there isn’t really a “because”.
The term “the city” just refers to Manhattan being the headquarters of NYC! It’s city limit vs city limit. San Fran just happens to be smaller. Comparing a county or a borough to a city is apples and oranges!
Eh, an apples to apples comparison here would really be to include Oakland etc. The geographical boundaries of each city are so different that it’s reLly tough to compare city to city.
A good friend who moved from Chelsea to SF raved about the relative bargain. I just laughed.
Eh, an apples to apples comparison here would really be to include Oakland etc. The geographical boundaries of each city are so different that it’s reLly tough to compare city to city.
A good friend who moved from Chelsea to SF raved about the relative bargain. I just laughed.
San Fran is a small city in square miles. Many cities are much larger than SF in that department.
So would we have to cut LA, Houston in half to compare to them or only compare the North Side of Chicago?
As a city, I'd have to look into my most recent stats. But if it's not the most expensive, it's 2 or 3. But as a metro area, it's hands down the most expensive. Not even close.
It also seems that SF is more expensive aside from housing. From what I’ve seen, food, clothing, medical care, gas, and mass transit are all more expensive in SF than NYC. So even if housing costs are a wash, the other prices give SF a higher COL.
I think Urban area or metro populations are much better than "City" basically every place I've ever been reaffirms this belief very few cities "End at the border" It either happens before or after. City limits are a mostly arbitrary imaginary line.
Under different political circumstances Oakland could be a separate borough of a "Bay City" just as had things worked out differently Brooklyn could have remained an independent city.
It also seems that SF is more expensive aside from housing. From what I’ve seen, food, clothing, medical care, gas, and mass transit are all more expensive in SF than NYC. So even if housing costs are a wash, the other prices give SF a higher COL.
I don't live in either, but as a tourist, basic stuff seems more expensive in NYC to me, with the exception that the NYC subway is cheaper I think, but by a trivial amount.
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I'm pretty sure Hong Kong and Singapore are the most expensive
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