City comparison
Boynton Beach, FL is about 950 miles (1,600 km) from Philadelphia, PA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,200 miles, or about 20 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Boynton Beach, FL to Philadelphia, PA takes about 1 h 57 min, covering roughly 950 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Philadelphia has a population of 1,593,208, vs 80,068 in Boynton Beach — about 19.9× larger by population. By land area, Philadelphia covers about 135 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Boynton Beach.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Boynton Beach | Philadelphia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,789/mo | $1,250/mo | 43.1% higher in Boynton Beach |
| Median home value | $285,500 | $215,500 | 32.5% higher in Boynton Beach |
| Median household income | $68,875 | $57,537 | 19.7% higher in Boynton Beach |
| Groceries index | 103.1 | 97.0 | 6.3% higher in Boynton Beach |
| Utilities index | 97.0 | 112.3 | 15.8% higher in Philadelphia |
| Transportation index | 108.3 | 101.7 | 6.5% higher in Boynton Beach |
| Healthcare index | 107.8 | 102.7 | 5.0% higher in Boynton Beach |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Boynton Beach, you'd need $84,454 in Philadelphia to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Philadelphia, PA is about 15.5% cheaper overall than Boynton Beach, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 38% higher in Boynton Beach than in Philadelphia. If you earn $80,000 in Boynton Beach, you'd need about $67,563 in Philadelphia to keep the same standard of living.