Philadelphia vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$4880
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	68
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.6M	385K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 1% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 664th and 718th ($2597 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 664th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 28th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 174th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tampa

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	Philadelphia	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265