&gt; Everything is too expensive.  I’m from New York...<p>I take issue with this one. It&#x27;s entirely possible to live frugally while living IN San Francisco. I moved here about 7 months ago and expected it to be incredibly expensive but it hasn&#x27;t been the case (beyond rent).<p>The author mentions $15 crappy local IPAs but I&#x27;ve actually never found a beer for this price. There is no shortage of $7 craft beers you can buy at a brewery or bar, no shortage of Trader Joe&#x27;s with the same prices as, say, Charlottesville VA.<p>I&#x27;ve found that other than rent, the prices are comparable to other places. If you get a salad delivered on postmates or uber eats or something then that&#x27;s what you&#x27;re paying for. That isn&#x27;t SF.<p>I think a lot of people are living a lifestyle where they have no problem paying for stuff like a delivered salad when they can walk next door, or uber instead of taking the bus, but lots of people are walking and grocery shopping and not paying those prices.