Here's the thing this chart misses. Metros. The value of SF isn't just the city itself but the entire SF Bay Area metro i.e. Mountain View, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Oakland, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, ... I'm still missing a lot of cities but you get the picture. It dwarfs most of the places on this list except for maybe Seoul and the other US metros like LA and NY
Also a lot of people who work in SF don't actually live in SF.
Another big thing missing from this chart that you can't put into numbers are local 'attractions'. For example, if you live in the Bay Area you have relatively close access to Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and other really nice spots. With a place like Singapore, you pretty much seen everything over one weekend (Malaysia imo is boring).
Also a lot of people who work in SF don't actually live in SF.
Another big thing missing from this chart that you can't put into numbers are local 'attractions'. For example, if you live in the Bay Area you have relatively close access to Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and other really nice spots. With a place like Singapore, you pretty much seen everything over one weekend (Malaysia imo is boring).