For so long, both San Francisco and New York have been compared and even put to competition for which city is better. San Francisco offers different flavor and vibe compared to New York. However, New York also boasts of notable offerings for tourists and residents alike. So which city is better?
According to The Cooper Review, there are different factors to consider to determine which city is better. Both New York and San Francisco have been compared according to several points of interests as basis.
From the post, the difference between San Francisco and New York have been represented through a colorful and entertaining illustration. In terms of the weather, San Francisco wins hands down.
New York is located way up north of the Eastern US Coast. Places in this area is subjected to extreme temperatures, with the heat wave during summer and heavy snow storms and blizzards during winter.
San Francisco's weather is perfect. Summer never gets too hot because the breeze from the San Francisco Bay helps with the cooling. Winter gets nippy, but tourists and residents will not worry about getting stuck in several feet of snow during a snow storm. It is mild and pleasing. Not too cold during winter, and not too warm during summer.
When someone is deciding on where to stay, rent definitely becomes an important issue. It appears that both cities have higher rent for apartments. New York's Manhattan Area and San Francisco's CBD offer one of the highest rents in US making this portion a draw.
For occupation, San Francisco is home to a good number of law practitioners, medical field, finance and tech because of course of Silicon Valley. New York on the other hand have the same, and also more on designers and artists giving it a more fashion-inclined workforce.
For the style conscious, New York is definitely the place to go to. With several fashion events such as the New York Fashion weeks which draw in large fashion-crazed crowd from all over the world, New York is trendier than San Francisco. San Francisco is known for its laid-back fashion more on utility rather than making a bold statement.
As added by Thrillist, the post is strongly supporting its love and support for San Francisco stating the problems living in New York poses. Some of the New York negatives are the walls of trash everywhere, bad cab drivers and fresh produce not really all that fresh.
As conclusion, both New York and San Francisco have the same set of good and bad things. For this, it is a draw in general. No one wins, no one loses. Both are great American cities worthy to be visited and enjoyed by Americans and tourists from all over the world.
