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Cost & Benefits

Columbus vs Lincoln

Simple answer

You'd likely save $194 a month in Columbus.

Typical rent is $1,086 in Lincoln and $892 in Columbus. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbus

Nebraska

Typical rent
$892
Typical pay
$64,626 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,139
Price index
90.1 (state)

Lincoln

Nebraska

Typical rent
$1,086
Typical pay
$71,867 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,230
Price index
91.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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