Cost of living comparison
Philadelphia is 19.2% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in Philadelphia instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.81
|
$3.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
|
$7.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
|
$4.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
|
$4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.36
|
$6.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$2.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
|
$3.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.50
|
$96.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,654.00
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.58
|
$31.19
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.94
|
$68.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,284.84
|
$1,903.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,579.66
|
$1,292.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.04
|
$134.60
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,457.14
|
$1,225.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,071.00
|
$31,160.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
|
$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.84
|
$48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
San Francisco
|
Philadelphia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
|
$48.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.52
|
$37.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.81
|
$87.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.61
|
$121.92
|
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