Los Angeles has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,977 in San Francisco (43% lower). Los Angeles scores 111.4 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 158.1 in San Francisco. Los Angeles scores 181.4 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 252.5 in San Francisco.

Los Angeles has a median property tax of $5,773 vs $9,412 in San Francisco (63% lower). San Francisco has a median home value of $1,380,500 vs $879,500 in Los Angeles (57% higher). Los Angeles has a vacancy rate of 7.6% compared to 11.9% in San Francisco.

San Francisco has a per capita income of $90,285 vs $46,270 in Los Angeles (95% higher). San Francisco has a median household income of $141,446 vs $80,366 in Los Angeles (76% higher). Los Angeles: 2,124,954 vs San Francisco: 514,336 for labor force.

Los Angeles has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 8.52 compared to 26.19 in San Francisco. Los Angeles has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 14.84 compared to 39.29 in San Francisco. Los Angeles has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 3.73 compared to 6.37 in San Francisco.

Los Angeles: 13.7" vs San Francisco: 19.3" for annual rainfall. Los Angeles has a avg humidity of 60.5% compared to 77.3% in San Francisco. Los Angeles averages 77°F, about 12°F cooler than San Francisco.

San Francisco has a bachelor's degree or higher of 48.1% compared to 26.9% in Los Angeles. San Francisco has a high school diploma or higher of 57.2% compared to 40.0% in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles has a population of 3,857,897, about 4.6x the size of San Francisco (836,321). Los Angeles skews younger with a median age of 36.9 vs 39.7.

San Francisco: 4 vs Los Angeles: 2 for with emergency services. San Francisco: 3.2 vs Los Angeles: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

San Francisco has a bicycle of 3.3% compared to 0.7% in Los Angeles. San Francisco has a public transit of 21.4% compared to 6.7% in Los Angeles. San Francisco has a work from home of 27.5% compared to 17.3% in Los Angeles.