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Cost & Benefits

San Francisco vs Santa Barbara

Simple answer

You'd likely save $63 a month in Santa Barbara.

Typical rent is $2,476 in San Francisco and $2,413 in Santa Barbara. 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)

Santa Barbara

California

Typical rent
$2,413
Typical pay
$106,182 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,106
Price index
108.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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