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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ vs Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Side-by-side comparison across cost of living, rent, and wages.

💰 Cost of Living PlainCost →

Category New York Philadelphia
Overall RPP 112.6 102.6
Goods 110.3 96.8
Services 127.0 114.4
Rents 148.6 113.1

Salary Equivalent Calculator

A $100,000 salary in New York equals:

$91,108

in Philadelphia for equivalent purchasing power.

🏠 Rent (Fair Market Rent) PlainRent →

Bedrooms New York Philadelphia
Studio $1,778/mo $1,397/mo
1 Bedroom $2,024/mo $1,520/mo
2 Bedroom $2,324/mo $1,810/mo
3 Bedroom $2,835/mo $2,170/mo
4 Bedroom $3,618/mo $2,423/mo

💼 Wages & Employment WageDex →

Metric New York Philadelphia
Avg Median Salary $80,099 $68,846
Total Employment 9,221,140 2,845,640

Data sourced from BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, and BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.