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Cost & Benefits

Albany vs Columbus

Simple answer

You'd likely save $175 a month in Albany.

Typical rent is $1,106 in Columbus and $931 in Albany. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Albany

Georgia

Typical rent
$931
Typical pay
$47,240 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,103
Price index
87.7 (metro)

Columbus

Georgia

Typical rent
$1,106
Typical pay
$58,073 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,212
Price index
89.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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