Philadelphia vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
1.6M
14.3M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 55% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 741st and 3273rd ($2597 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 118th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tokyo

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Philadelphia Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$17493

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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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006