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Cost & Benefits

Foster City vs San Carlos

Simple answer

You'd likely save $647 a month in San Carlos.

Typical rent is $3,501 in Foster City and $2,854 in San Carlos. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Foster City

California

Typical rent
$3,501
Typical pay
$199,143 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
Not matched
Price index
110.7 (state)

San Carlos

California

Typical rent
$2,854
Typical pay
$237,470 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,697
Price index
115.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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