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 | New York | Philadelphia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,250/mo | 37.1% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $215,500 | 239.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $57,537 | 33.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 98.9 | 4.3% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 91.5 | 61.2% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 88.3 | 14.1% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 98.8 | 1.1% 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 New York, you'd need $72,930 in Philadelphia to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Philadelphia, PA is about 27.1% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 27% lower in Philadelphia than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $58,344 in Philadelphia to keep the same standard of living.