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Cost & Benefits

Palm Desert vs San Diego

Simple answer

You'd likely save $535 a month in Palm Desert.

Typical rent is $2,313 in San Diego and $1,778 in Palm Desert. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Palm Desert

California

Typical rent
$1,778
Typical pay
$77,513 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,103
Price index
106.4 (metro)

San Diego

California

Typical rent
$2,313
Typical pay
$108,077 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,823
Price index
111.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Palm Desert and San Diego are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.