What is the Average Cost of living in Philadelphia per month/year?

Philadelphia is a little more expensive to live in than the average city. The two main contributing factors are food prices and utilities such as electricity, gas and telephone which are 23% to 24% higher than average. Other expenses include health, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and repairs which are all about 10% to15% higher than the norm. Transportation costs are right on average. The median listing price for houses is $244,646 while the median sales price is $121,500.