Is living in San Francisco worth the high cost of living to you, or do you plan on leaving?

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I love the city and my employer is willing to pay for me to live here, so I have no reason to leave!

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I’d live in the Bay forever if I could. My fiance wants to eventually move so we can afford a home. I get it but I love our quality of life out here.

I’m in a rent controlled unit so it’s fine for me. It does feel expensive to live here so I take care of those expenses as much as I can. I don’t have a car, and I do loathe that bc of the prohibitive cost of parking

I am in the same boat as the person right above me. My employer pays me to be here and I really enjoy living here so I don't see myself leaving anytime soon. As long as I am getting paid to be here I will stay.

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