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Philadelphia vs Vineland

$780/mo less in Vineland

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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PhiladelphiaVinelandAbout 40 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Vineland costs you more
  • Property tax 2.46%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,654/mo in Vineland. $2,434/mo in Philadelphia. −$9,360 a year.

Philadelphia

$2,434

left each month

Vineland

$1,654

−$780 vs Philadelphia

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Same paycheck, another city.

Vineland wins 1 of 4Philadelphia 3 · ties 0
$5,861Take-home · Philadelphia$5,065
$1,530Rent · Vineland$1,341
$1,897Other bills · Philadelphia$2,070
$2,434Left over · Philadelphia$1,654

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In 2022-2023, 1,001 households moved Philadelphia → Vineland (avg AGI $54,267). 944 went the other way. The whole move →

−$780 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthPhiladelphiaVineland
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Philadelphia, PA and Vineland, NJ
Per monthPhiladelphiaVinelandDifference
Gross pay$8,125$6,539−$1,586
Income and payroll tax$2,264$1,474−$790
Take-home pay$5,861$5,065−$796
Rent$1,530$1,341−$189
Getting around$418$626+$208
Groceries$408$398−$10
Healthcare$459$448−$11
Utilities$255$249−$6
Everything else$357$349−$8
Left over$2,434$1,654−$780

Salary to match Philadelphia

$93,000

Gross pay in Vineland that leaves the same amount as $97,500 in Philadelphia.

Tax difference

+$3,841

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 27.9% in Philadelphia, 22.5% in Vineland.

More about Vineland

Philadelphia, PA in full

East Coast density at half of Boston's rent, minus a 3.75% city wage tax.

Vineland, NJ in full

State income tax topping out at 10.75%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,596 and 208 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.

The other way

Start in Vineland.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Vineland than Philadelphia?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Vineland leaves about $780 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,530 in Philadelphia and $1,341 in Vineland.

Does Vineland have state income tax?

Vineland is in New Jersey, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Philadelphia to Vineland?

The paycheck is taxed in New Jersey. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Philadelphia and Vineland changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.