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San Diego's income and poverty numbers better than most

But cost of living is near the highest

Don Bauder, SAN DIEGO READER

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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So, San Diego’s household income is 23 percent higher than the nation’s, but cost of living is 41.9 percent higher. San Francisco’s income is 55 percent higher, but living costs are 73.2 percent higher. “The ratio between income and cost of living in both cities is about the same,” says Kelly Cunningham, economist for the National University System Institute for Policy Research.