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🇺🇸San Francisco

United StatesHigh

Gross hourly

$23.53/hr

Hours of work for one month's rent366 hrs

Rent (1BR outside centre)$2732/mo

Restaurant meal (mid-range)$25.00

Local minimum wage$19.61/hr(−44%)

Local median wage$38.00/hr(−71%)

media.api.sf.gov/documents/2026_Historical_San_Francisco_Min…See full data

🇺🇸Los Angeles

United StatesHigh

Gross hourly

$22.10/hr

Hours of work for one month's rent338 hrs

Rent (1BR outside centre)$2347/mo

Restaurant meal (mid-range)$25.00

Local minimum wage$18.42/hr(−44%)

Local median wage$30.50/hr(−66%)

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At a glance

·San Francisco pays 1.1× Los Angeles gross hourly ($23.53 vs. $22.10).
·Best housing reach: Los Angeles (338 hours of work for one month's rent). Worst: San Francisco (366 hours).
·All 2 cities are HIGH confidence, with figures live-verified against primary sources with Wayback archives.

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