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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Lexington

Simple answer

You'd likely save $341 a month in Columbia.

Typical rent is $1,545 in Lexington and $1,204 in Columbia. 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)

Lexington

South Carolina

Typical rent
$1,545
Typical pay
$87,126 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,226
Price index
93.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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