But can you get by in San Francisco eating out once a day on $600 a month? It's not a competition. Of course San Francisco has more, it's one of the world's wealthiest cities. I'm over here for one reason, besides enjoying traveling, and that's to save at least half my pension every month. Of course my wife was ok with it while I was paying off the car, but now that it's paid for she wants me to cut trip short. We agreed on October, but I'm going to surprise her on our anniversary in August. And in fairness San Francisco's metro area is about 5 or 6 times larger than Bishkek.