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Cost & Benefits

San Francisco vs South Lake Tahoe

Simple answer

You'd likely save $870 a month in South Lake Tahoe.

Typical rent is $2,476 in San Francisco and $1,606 in South Lake Tahoe. 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)

South Lake Tahoe

California

Typical rent
$1,606
Typical pay
$82,002 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,201
Price index
106.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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