The average rent for a ~1,000-sqft apartment in Columbia is $1,434, with HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom at $1,298. A full-time worker in SC needs to earn $24.08/hour to afford a two-bedroom without exceeding 30% of income. It takes 2.4 full-time minimum wage jobs ($7.25/hour) to afford this rent. About 53% of Columbia's 50,088 households rent, and SC ranks 29th in renter cost nationally.