Cleveland vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$1508
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2200
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$733
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$4443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
373K
1.6M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 25% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2199th and 741st ($1941 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 652nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 99th vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Philadelphia

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Cleveland Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$20275

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737