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Cost & Benefits

Palo Alto vs San Francisco

Simple answer

You'd likely save $1,008 a month in San Francisco.

Typical rent is $3,484 in Palo Alto and $2,476 in San Francisco. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Palo Alto

California

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

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