Lower Than Other Major U.S. Metro Areas

The cost of living in Greater Philadelphia is lower than in most other major U.S. metro areas.

The cost of living index values compiled by the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association confirm that the cost of living is lower in the Greater Philadelphia region than in most of the other largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA - Queens - 166.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA - 157.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA - 147.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 137.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH - 129.7
Greater Philadelphia - 122.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 116.1
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI - 109.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 89.0

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index Values for 2006q4 for the 25 Largest MSAS based on July 1, 2005 Population Estimates