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Cost & Benefits

San Diego vs Santa Ana

Simple answer

You'd likely save $231 a month in Santa Ana.

Typical rent is $2,313 in San Diego and $2,082 in Santa Ana. 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)

Santa Ana

California

Typical rent
$2,082
Typical pay
$93,999 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,057
Price index
113.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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