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Cost & Benefits

Columbus vs Montgomery

Simple answer

You'd likely save $276 a month in Columbus.

Typical rent is $1,382 in Montgomery and $1,106 in Columbus. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbus

Georgia

Typical rent
$1,106
Typical pay
$58,073 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,212
Price index
89.3 (metro)

Montgomery

Georgia

Typical rent
$1,382
Typical pay
$90,843 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,679
Price index
95.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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