City comparison
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 | Hawthorne | Philadelphia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,641/mo | $1,250/mo | 31.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $731,200 | $215,500 | 239.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $72,298 | $57,537 | 25.7% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 106.1 | 98.9 | 7.3% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 128.3 | 91.5 | 40.3% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 108.7 | 88.3 | 23.1% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 109.5 | 98.8 | 10.8% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Hawthorne, you'd need $80,560 in Philadelphia to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Philadelphia, PA is about 19.4% cheaper overall than Hawthorne, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 24% lower in Philadelphia than in Hawthorne. If you earn $80,000 in Hawthorne, you'd need about $64,448 in Philadelphia to keep the same standard of living.