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Cost & Benefits

Carmel-by-the-Sea vs San Diego

Simple answer

You'd likely save $394 a month in San Diego.

Typical rent is $2,707 in Carmel-by-the-Sea and $2,313 in San Diego. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Carmel-by-the-Sea

California

Typical rent
$2,707
Typical pay
$129,250 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,416
Price index
109.0 (metro)

San Diego

California

Typical rent
$2,313
Typical pay
$108,077 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,823
Price index
111.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Carmel-by-the-Sea and San Diego are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.