Cost of Living in Chester, PA

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2305
$5682
🛋️ Without rent
$875
$3048
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1431
$2634
🍽️ Food
$656
$1704
🚐 Transport
$64.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4083
😀 Quality of life
69
🏙️ Population
32.6K

The average cost of living in Chester is $2305, which is in the top 12% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1109th out of 9294 in our global list, 976th out of 2202 in the United States, and 5th out of 36 in Pennsylvania.

The median after-tax salary is $4083, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months. Ranked 2799th (TOP 30%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 969th best city to live in the United States, and 7th most liveable city in Pennsylvania. With an estimated population of 32.6K, Chester is the 1382nd largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 12 km Philadelphia International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.2 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 16 University of Pennsylvania
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Prices in Chester

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21093

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