Philadelphia vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$2916
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.6M	216K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 41% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 664th and 2289th ($2597 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 4th in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 138th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Wellington

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	Philadelphia	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604