Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Oakland vs South San Francisco

Simple answer

You'd likely save $823 a month in Oakland.

Typical rent is $2,802 in South 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)

South San Francisco

California

Typical rent
$2,802
Typical pay
$136,578 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
Not matched
Price index
110.7 (state)

Benefits after a move

Oakland and South San Francisco are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.