Oakland vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	441K	1.6M

The cost of living in Oakland is 26% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 90th and 744th ($3254 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 660th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 5th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 45th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Philadelphia

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	Oakland	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$15283

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886