What is the average rent / month in cities of california?

I m planning to move to california from chicago. can somebody help me find the average rental cost in major cities of cali? help will be appreciated. thanks

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1. I copy and pasted this. Los Angeles County, Calif.-area apartment-rental market strong. Byline: Kevin Felt Jul. 28--While apartment-rental price increases in Los Angeles County don't quite mirror recent annual jumps in home prices, they are still growing at a significant pace. In fact, for the second straight quarter, the average rent of $1,336 in the combined Los Angeles-Orange County metropolitan area edged out the San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont area as the most expensive metropolitan area to rent in the Western United States, according to a...
2. For most major metropolitan areas, you might find a studio for $1000 if you're lucky, and add about $300 to that for each additional bedroom...and of course, the closer you are to the major part of downtown areas, the higher it's going to be. Also you might try looking here: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/apa/ That will give you a quick look at what current places are going for in Northern CA.
3. 1k -5k+Apartments starting at 1br. 100k - 100 million Houses Anywhere in CA