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Cost & Benefits

Santa Barbara vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Simple answer

You'd likely save $887 a month in University of California-Santa Barbara.

Typical rent is $2,413 in Santa Barbara and $1,526 in University of California-Santa Barbara. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Santa Barbara

California

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

University of California-Santa Barbara

California

Typical rent
$1,526
Typical pay
$69,327 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$3,106
Price index
108.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Santa Barbara and University of California-Santa Barbara are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.