Merced vs Oakland
Simple answer
You'd likely save $586 a month in Merced.
Typical rent is $1,979 in Oakland and $1,393 in Merced. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Merced
California
- Typical rent
- $1,393
- Typical pay
- $63,122 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,517
- Price index
- 98.3 (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
Merced and Oakland are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.