Rent: 1745, 1100 square feet duplex, washer/dryer, dishwasher, garage, large rear patio, three small bedrooms, two bathrooms.

Utilities: $175 per month

Food: $150 - 200 per week for 3 people

Healthcare: $300 per month - cheaper to get emergency insurance, and pay for individual services by the doctor and medicine.

Recreation: $10 per person for the movies.

Transportation: $1.00 to park at the BART station (rapid transit train), to San Francisco is takes 40-45 minutes on BART and it costs about $8.60 per day (round trip). Parking in San Francisco is about $20 per day.

It takes 20 minutes, with no traffic to drive to San Francisco, California.

The average cost index in Lafayette is $113,000. annually.