($1,686) Movers From Oakland, CA to Philadelphia, PA

What to know before moving from Oakland to Philadelphia

Moving from Oakland to Philadelphia means adjusting to a different pace of life — and a different price tag. On average, it costs significantly more to live in Oakland than in Philadelphia, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

Check out how Oakland compares to Philadelphia so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Philadelphia are 23% lower than in Oakland, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Philadelphia.
  Home prices in Philadelphia are 70.5% lower than in Oakland.
• Income in Philadelphia is 25.0% lower than in Oakland, so you could earn less for doing the same job. The top employers in Philadelphia include Amtak, Comcast, and COFCO.
• The cost of living for a single person in Philadelphia is 19.2% lower than in Oakland. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Philadelphia is 27.9% lower than in Oakland.
• The unemployment rate in Philadelphia is 135.56% higher than in Oakland.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Philadelphia, since the city’s sales taxes in Philadelphia are 21.95% lower than in Oakland.
• One perk of moving to Philadelphia is paying less in state income taxes, which are 76.92% lower than in Oakland.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,423.08 in Philadelphia to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Oakland.

How life is different in Oakland vs. Philadelphia

• The population of Philadelphia is about 264% greater than Oakland, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Philadelphia offers better access to buses and trains than Oakland, based on public transportation ratings. Philadelphia has a transit score of 9 out of 10 compared to 8 in Oakland. The higher the score, the more public transportation pickup and dropoff locations a city provides.
• You’ll find Philadelphia to be about as walkable as Oakland. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 75 and 75 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Philadelphia and Oakland are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 67 and 65 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Philadelphia as Oakland. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• Philadelphia is generally as safe as Oakland, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in Philadelphia and Oakland is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.