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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs St. Louis

Simple answer

You'd likely save $100 a month in St. Louis.

Typical rent is $1,097 in Columbia and $997 in St. Louis. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbia

Missouri

Typical rent
$1,097
Typical pay
$66,498 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,076
Price index
89.4 (metro)

St. Louis

Missouri

Typical rent
$997
Typical pay
$56,160 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,349
Price index
95.1 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Columbia and St. Louis are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.