Philadelphia vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	1.6M	518K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 146% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 744th and 5190th ($2584 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 187th 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 2 months in Utsunomiya. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 95th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$14928

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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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004