Going to San Francisco, how much spending money will I need?

Question

I'm going to San Francisco on vacation over Christmas and New Year's and I was wondering if there's anyone that has visited this city around the same time and can tell me approximately how much spending money I will be needing? I know the shopping is supposed to be crazy there, but also taking musuem admission prices and food into account too.

Thanks!

I think a couple of you might be getting the wrong idea... I already have my hotel and airfare covered, so I'm talking strictly spending money, transportation and food.

And I have no problems digging through the bargain bins, eating fast food for almost two weeks (even though my stomache may disagree) and traveling via public transportation and/or my feet. =P

Answer 1

Airfare to SF, From LA $39, Vegas $44, NYC $129

Hotels in SF, a bunch of hotels range around $59 per night.

Transportation and visit, buy city pass for $49 with 7 days unlimted Muni ride and 6 museums and bay cruise.

Food: Lunch box $3, dinner $6

Total 7 days 6nights including airfare, hotel $700

Answer 2

San Francisco can be very expensive but it really depends on how much sight seeing you are planning to do and if you plan to eat at the "best" restaurants. If I were you, I'd get a current Michelin guide and read up on it. There are several good travel guide books for sale. Ask at the book store for a recommendation.

A separate tip. Do NOT carry a lot of cash and don't flash your money around. My New Zealander husband took up with a chap he met in the hotel bar who took him for a walk around the block to get some air. Some prostitute types playfully "roughed" him up. When he returned from the walk and the bar, he discovered the women, in cahoots with his new friend, I'm sure, had taken all of his cash- several thousand dollars. Get travellers checks or use credit cards. They now sell pre-paid credit cards but guard them all with great care! If threatened with robbery, though, money is not worth your life. Let them have it!

I hope you have a "smashing" time- or is that a Pom expression?

Born in America
Bebe

Answer 3

about 100 a day. 3 meals, cab far to and from and a small entertainment/shopping budget per day.

Have a seafood dinner at a restaurant in the Fisherman's Wharf area on the water.

See the craziest hill in world

Take a trolley ride.
it's beautiful all over SFO but they hit you hard for things.

BART Bay Area Rapid Transit ... This is a great value. The public transportation actually works has good routes and is cheap. Rely on it when you can.

See Alcatraz / take the boat ride.

Ghiradelli Square

Monterrey .... side trip ... beautiful sea cliffs and homes overlooking beaches.

Answer 4

San Francisco is expensive by American standards, but it's certainly cheaper than Paris, Rome, or Tokyo.

And thanks to the massive drop in the USD's value under this administration, it's actually quite a bargain for foreigners right now. For instance...the prices in Canada are still 1/3 higher on average, despite the fact that the Canadian dollar is now higher than the U.S. dollar.

All the estimates you've been given varies depending on the lifestyle and preference of the person giving it. So, in a sense, they're all right.

If you don't shop, eat fast food, and stay in a hostel...you can get by on about $100 a day. If you shop at Louis Vuitton, eat at Michael Mina's, and stay at a suite in the St. Regis...you can expect to spend several thousand dollars a day.

Answer 5

If you are okay with public transportation and fast foods then the bus is only $1.50 and there are a bunch of fast food places as you would expect in a big city. Most of the bus lines are very abundant. They come often. They have a good public transit system.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Contrary to popular opinion, SF prices (outside of rents and home prices) are on a par with other cities.

Museums are about $5 admission, but most have half-price hours and at least one free day per week.

You can find great affordable restaurants. I suggest Yelp for locals' recommendations:
http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=restaurants&find_loc=San+Francisco%2C+CA&ns=1&rpp=10&x=0&y=0

Answer 8

I can go to SF on about $75-80 a day. However, it depends on your shopping habits. One item I will suggest buying is a MUNI passport, it will allow you to use all of the citys public transportation and the cable cars. Have fun!

Answer 9

$300- $400 , its pretty expensive out there.

Answer 10

$5,000 a day or more, depending on how you shop.