This is what a $1,500 rental budget will get you in California

California is notorious for having high living expenses, especially for housing, so it is no surprise that a $1,500 monthly rental budget won’t go far in the Golden State.

Researchers at Rent Café and Yardi, a California-based real-estate website and property management software company, analyzed how much apartment space a $1,500 monthly rental budget would get prospective renters in the Golden State.

To compile the list, experts calculated the “price per square foot derived from the average rents and average size of apartments by city using Yardi Matrix data,” according to the report.

The study was broken into two parts that listed how much apartment space a $1,500 budget would get renters in 100 of America’s smallest and largest cities.

How much apartment space a $1,500 monthly budget will give renters in select California cities:

41^st: Fresno: 904 square feet

42^nd: Bakersfield:  902 square feet

65^th: Stockton: 759 square feet

67^th: Palmdale: 701 square feet

68^th: Fontana: 695 square feet

72^nd: Elk Grove: 674 square feet

73^rd: Sacramento: 674 square feet

74^th: Roseville: 659 square feet.

78^th: Santa Clarita: 598 square feet  

79^th: Riverside: 569 square feet

80^th: Anaheim: 557 square feet

82^nd: Chula Vista: 541 square feet

84^th: Santa Ana: 516 square feet

87^th: Long Beach: 468 square feet

88^th: Fremont: 458 square feet

90^th: San Diego: 449 square feet

91^st: San Jose: 445 square feet

92^nd: Irvine: 445 square feet.

93^rd: Los Angeles: 423 square feet.

94^th: Oakland: 418 square feet.

98^th: San Francisco: 336 square feet.

Experts advise renters with a budget to look for apartments outside of the Golden State. For renters looking to live in a big city on a budget, Wichita, Kansas, was considered the “best” place to look while Columbus, Georgia was considered the “best” place to look for those who want to live in a smaller city.

The complete study can be viewed here.