Cost of living comparison

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Cherry Hill vs. Philadelphia Cost of Living Summary

Cherry Hill is 15.5% more expensive than Philadelphia.

Restaurants
pay 20.0% more in Cherry Hill
Groceries
pay 21.9% more in Cherry Hill
Transportation
pay 43.2% more in Cherry Hill
Housing
pay 2.5% more in Cherry Hill
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.1% less in Cherry Hill

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Cherry Hill are more expensive than in Philadelphia.

Cherry Hill vs. Philadelphia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cherry Hill instead of Philadelphia, you would:

pay 20.0% more for restaurants

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.00
 
$13.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
 
$3.09
 

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Bread
1 loaf
$4.25
 
$4.25
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.30
 
$7.30
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
 
$5.56
 

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.24
 
$3.24
 
Monthly public transit pass $96.50
 
$180.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,373.32
 
$36,344.69
 

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pay 2.5% more for housing

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.39
 
$73.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,831.00
 
$2,050.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,313.60
 
$1,600.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,026.67
 
$2,026.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $42,560.00
 
$42,560.00
 

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.06
 
$5.06
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.00
 
$13.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.00
 
$51.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.86
 
$44.86
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.31
 
$95.31
 

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