Philadelphia vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Philadelphia Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$2738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$6436
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$2741
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$705
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$4867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
88
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
1.6M
653K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 5% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 742nd and 512th ($2597 vs $2738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 441st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Ranked 14th vs 52nd best cities to live in the United States, and 87th vs 208th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Philadelphia vs Portland

Prices for goods and services in Philadelphia and Portland are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Philadelphia Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$7
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$3059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$3320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$99.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$6.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$35
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$21868

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2471
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2401
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2420
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2459
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2411
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2401
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2382
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2293
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2269
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2336
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2251
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2083
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2279
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2747
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2232
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2584
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2558
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2362
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2635
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2582
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1707
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2828
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2720
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2519
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2792
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2325
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1924
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2814
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2677
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2656
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2807