True but 1,800€ for a good appt. is amazingly cheap. I live in Tel-Aviv and here you'd be lucky to get anything for under 2,000EUR. There's no public transport other than buses so getting anywhere is a nightmare. Cost of living is through the roof. Especially essentials like food etc.

SF is MUCH worse. Healthcare there will kill you. It's easy to complain but things suck everywhere and the cost of living is rising all over. This is because of interest rates and commercialization of land ownership.