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Cost & Benefits

Athens vs Birmingham

Simple answer

You'd likely save $208 a month in Athens.

Typical rent is $1,107 in Birmingham and $899 in Athens. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Athens

Alabama

Typical rent
$899
Typical pay
$69,922 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,341
Price index
93.1 (metro)

Birmingham

Alabama

Typical rent
$1,107
Typical pay
$46,051 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,375
Price index
91.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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