What is your average monthly budget for living in SF? With inflation happening, I am trying to be more realistic about my spending, and just wondering what is normal for others if that's not weird! Would love to hear. Single 35 M for reference

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Mortgage: ~5k
Utilities: ~300 (incl. gas)
Groceries: ~500
Restaurants/bars/coffee: ~400
Concerts/shows: ~250
Misc: ~200

This for myself and fiancé, both late 20s.

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Should add we do a fair amount of travel (mostly weekend trips to Tahoe, Monterey, etc.,) that add up pretty quick, but wedding costs make you examine your budget really fast

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We eat out for pretty much every meal on the weekends. Comes out to about 1000 for food and drinks per month. Grocery expenses negligible as we eat work provided food during weekdays.

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I don’t even have a budget, honestly. I use home chef and it actually helps with saving money on groceries. I do also eat out for every meal every weekend, though. I would say about $800 for food a month, $4K rent, I save a ton of money on gas because I WFH and everything I frequent is within walking distance. With bill, probably about $7/8K a month in total.

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I budget $1.4K per month for eating out, drinks, having fun, and groceries. But I also have an excess of $700 per month in my budget which sometimes also goes to that stuff depending on whether other miscellaneous expenses pop up.

-Rent is only $1.6k for a studio (covid pricing)
-Other expenses like gas, gym, subscriptions, utilities, etc. comes out to $600.
-$2.5k post 401k savings

Late 20s

Rent: 2.6k
Utilities: 300
Groceries: 550
Eating out: 400
Car loan/gas: 700
Social expenses: 200
Misc expenses: 200
Charity: 100
Total = ~5k

29, for two people

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