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Cost & Benefits

Los Angeles vs Palo Alto

Simple answer

You'd likely save $1,551 a month in Los Angeles.

Typical rent is $3,484 in Palo Alto and $1,933 in Los Angeles. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Los Angeles

California

Typical rent
$1,933
Typical pay
$81,939 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,964
Price index
113.6 (metro)

Palo Alto

California

Typical rent
$3,484
Typical pay
$231,101 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,272
Price index
110.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Los Angeles and Palo Alto are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.