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Cost & Benefits

San Diego vs San Rafael

Simple answer

You'd likely save $64 a month in San Diego.

Typical rent is $2,377 in San Rafael and $2,313 in San Diego. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

San Diego

California

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

San Rafael

California

Typical rent
$2,377
Typical pay
$119,435 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,697
Price index
115.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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