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Cost & Benefits

Foster City vs San Mateo

Simple answer

You'd likely save $424 a month in San Mateo.

Typical rent is $3,501 in Foster City and $3,077 in San Mateo. 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 Mateo

California

Typical rent
$3,077
Typical pay
$153,504 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,697
Price index
115.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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