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Cost & Benefits

San Francisco vs San Rafael

Simple answer

You'd likely save $99 a month in San Rafael.

Typical rent is $2,476 in San Francisco and $2,377 in San Rafael. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

San Francisco

California

Typical rent
$2,476
Typical pay
$140,970 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
Not matched
Price index
110.7 (state)

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