Philadelphia vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$4579
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.6M	525K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 8% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 664th and 313th ($2597 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 277th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 28th vs 81st best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 308th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Sacramento

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	Philadelphia	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$29998

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045