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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Lake City

Simple answer

You'd likely save $502 a month in Lake City.

Typical rent is $1,204 in Columbia and $702 in Lake City. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbia

South Carolina

Typical rent
$1,204
Typical pay
$55,529 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,226
Price index
93.7 (metro)

Lake City

South Carolina

Typical rent
$702
Typical pay
$33,600 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,121
Price index
86.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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