Index | Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
Cost of living | 105 | 102 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 105 | 105 | 102 |
Groceries | 117 | 117 | 105 |
Health care | 99 | 99 | 98 |
Housing | 95 | 86 | 91 |
Transportation | 113 | 113 | 105 |
Utilities | 110 | 110 | 106 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $35,486 | $2,957 | $828 | $1,065 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | Philadelphia | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.33 | $20.27 | 0.3% |
Beauty Salon | $61.70 | $40.39 | 52.7% |
Toothpaste | $2.35 | $2.36 | 0.5% |
Shampoo | $1.07 | $1.08 | 0.9% |
Movie | $12.08 | $10.99 | 9.9% |
Bowling | $19.22 | $15.49 | 24.1% |
Item | Philadelphia | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.33 | $4.30 | 0.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.69 | $1.40 | 20.5% |
Milk | $2.15 | $2.20 | 2.2% |
Potatoes | $3.21 | $3.22 | 0.2% |
Pizza | $10.86 | $10.74 | 1.1% |
Beer | $9.16 | $9.60 | 4.6% |
Item | Philadelphia | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $114.00 | $109.73 | 3.9% |
Doctor | $135.61 | $118.34 | 14.6% |
Dentist | $96.25 | $100.94 | 4.6% |
Ibuprofen | $9.95 | $9.93 | 0.2% |
Lipitor | $391.58 | $469.53 | 16.6% |
Item | Philadelphia | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $147,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 20.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,321.24 | $1,229.62 | 7.5% |
Apartment Rent | $943.00 | $949.00 | 0.6% |
Item | Philadelphia | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.95 | $2.71 | 8.9% |
Tire Balancing | $62.28 | $51.86 | 20.1% |
Item | Philadelphia | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $196.35 | $170.84 | 14.9% |
Phone | $195.45 | $187.18 | 4.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Tavistock, NJ | 9 | 109 | 8.9% |
Arcadia University, PA | 647 | 109 | 8.9% |
Pine Valley, NJ | 4 | 109 | 8.9% |
Prospect Park CDP, PA | 224 | 86 | 14.3% |
Audubon Park, NJ | 993 | 91 | 9.4% |
Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 102 | 1.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Phoenix, AZ | 1,555,324 | 97 | 2.5% |
San Antonio, TX | 1,439,358 | 90 | 10.3% |
San Diego, CA | 1,374,812 | 150 | 49.7% |
Calgary, AB | 1,371,990 | n/a | |
Montréal, QC | 1,811,008 | n/a | |
Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 102 | 1.9% |