Personal finance site GoBankingRate.com recently crunched the numbers to find out how one person has to earn in order to “live comfortably” in America’s 50 biggest cities. Studies like these usually reveal that it takes an absurd amount of money to get by in a major metropolitan area, and this report is no different.

First, what does it mean to live comfortably? GoBankingRate defines that as someone who spends no more than 50 percent of their monthly income on necessities (housing, groceries, healthcare, utilities, and transportation) while also having 20 percent left over for savings. 

In San Francisco, the data figures you need to make at least $110,357/year (roughly $9,200/month) in order to just be comfortable. That might make you want to look elsewhere in the Bay Area, but you won’t find it much easier in other cities. San Jose will require you to earn $87,153 while Oakland is the “cheap” city alternative at $80,438.

If you’re looking for a sliver of hope, Curbed SF notes that GBR’s methodology leaves room for improvement. The way they calculated housing costs used a source with relatively higher numbers than most sources. Plus, their transit cost numbers come from the Economic Policy Institute, which includes more than just city-specific numbers. Still, even if their numbers are off by a little bit, it wouldn’t make a staggering difference in the end.

Looking for a place close by where you can live comfortably for less? Consider Fresno, where GBR says you can get by making $44,648/year. Of course, Fresno isn’t San Francisco, and that’s the point, isn’t it?