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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Berkeley

Simple answer

You'd likely save $312 a month in Berkeley.

Typical rent is $2,445 in Albany and $2,133 in Berkeley. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Albany

California

Typical rent
$2,445
Typical pay
$144,107 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,805
Price index
115.6 (metro)

Berkeley

California

Typical rent
$2,133
Typical pay
$108,092 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,805
Price index
115.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Albany and Berkeley are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.