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Cost & Benefits

El Centro vs Oakland

Simple answer

You'd likely save $927 a month in El Centro.

Typical rent is $1,979 in Oakland and $1,052 in El Centro. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

El Centro

California

Typical rent
$1,052
Typical pay
$53,082 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,347
Price index
95.2 (metro)

Oakland

California

Typical rent
$1,979
Typical pay
$101,600 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,805
Price index
115.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

El Centro and Oakland are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.