San Francisco is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. You can enjoy fine dining downtown - especially Chinese, Italian and almost any other ethnic food you are looking for. The view looking out over the bay when the fog rolls in and you can still barely see the Golden Gate Bridge is breathtaking. It's no wonder that so many people want to live and work in the greater San Francisco area.
If you are young and starting your career, the chances are you will probably only be able to afford a studio apartment. The rents in downtown SF are very high. To get started in a studio you are probably looking to pay over a thousand dollars a month just for a basic layout.
The Lakewood Apartments at Lake Merced have studios that are over 500 square feet and cost over ,400 a month. The apartments sit in a serene wooded setting near the Olympic Club Golf Course and just a few miles from downtown SF. You can take the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and get to San Francisco State University, highway 101 and may other freeways within minutes. There is plenty of shopping and restaurants near by - it's a perfect locale for living.
There are plenty of easy ways to find housing online. One of the simplest ways is to go to an apartment finding site and search using the parameters you are looking for. For example if you want a 1 bedroom apartment for no more than ,000/month in San Francisco, you can put that information in and start looking - it's really very simple!