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I’ve done the math and not really sure how LA is more affordable than SF if you factor in time value of money (things spread apart = commuting) and cost of keeping a car.

Also as a single person housing is flexible for most. If you rent a room in a house in SF (most apartments are houses) you’d most likely be spending less than if you rented a 1 bedroom in LA.

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Commute from Burbank to Glendale is easy peezy. ;)

And the houses are (slightly) cheaper, even in Burbank, than in the SF Bay Area.

I think you might need a new calculator.

I have a 2 bedroom place in a very nice part of Los Angeles for less than my brother pays for a 1 bedroom studio apartment in a okay part of Silicon Valley. My commute is the same distance as his, but mine only takes an hour (rail + walking) while his takes 1.5 hours or more each way (driving). I don't need a car in LA to get to most of the major destinations; he can't travel around the Bay Area without one.

Silicon Valley and San Francisco are very different.

I live in San Francisco, so I’m comparing my experience living and working in the city to LA, not Silicon Valley.

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