Oakland vs San Francisco
Simple answer
You'd likely save $497 a month in Oakland.
Typical rent is $2,476 in San Francisco and $1,979 in Oakland. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Oakland
California
- Typical rent
- $1,979
- Typical pay
- $101,600 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,805
- Price index
- 115.6 (metro)
San Francisco
California
- Typical rent
- $2,476
- Typical pay
- $140,970 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- Price index
- 110.7 (state)
Benefits after a move
Oakland and San Francisco are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.