NYC, in my experience, is cheaper, yes. We just hired someone who left Apple to come out east because they were being priced out.<p>Obviously NYC can be ridiculously expensive and the real estate market is annoying to navigate (broker&#x27;s fees, wtf) but there is more housing stock available here, with decent-to-great public transportation that makes living in the outer boroughs pretty convenient.<p>Brooklyn, Queens, and Jersey City (NYC metro area) are all much cheaper than SF. Even parts of Manhattan above 59th st are quite affordable.