Philadelphia vs. Kansas City: Which is Better Overall?

Comparing the cities of Philadelphia and Kansas City. I look at economic indicators, compare neighborhoods, museums, food, and more. With the Super Bowl coming up I thought I'd compare the actual two cities to see which is the overall better one.

0:00 Intro
1:22 General Statistics
3:49 Comparable neighborhoods
7:08 Walkability and Transit
9:10 Museums
9:58 Food and Music
11:00 Sports Championships
12:07 Outro

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[favjr]

Even as a Chiefs fan, I have to say this was highly entertaining and informative. Thank you for bringing back the kind of subtle and good-natured humor that is so lacking today. I always feel good after watching your videos.

[Dangermouse]

Philadelphia is also a short train ride to the Atlantic Ocean, a couple hours from actual mountains, and it's sandwiched between NYC and DC. To me these factors are pretty significant when you consider KC has no ocean, mountains, nor big cities nearby.

[geraldmeehan]

The Athletics actually played in both Philadelphia and Kansas City

[timmmahhhh]

One museum you didn't mention that would had given Philly a bit more of an edge: Mutter. That place is amazing.

[QBAN]

Two vastly different cities! I knew little about KC until relocating nearby and it has for more to offer that I could have dreamed. I think most Americans don’t realize how good it really is…

[nathanlubeck]

Love the video! My two cents for KC, as a native, what we lack in public transit, we make up for in price. All public transit is 100% free. It’s not the best by any means, but it’s been improving drastically the last decade. And it’s nice just to hop on without worrying about payment.

It’s really been helping with the less affluent areas having a chance to find work who originally couldn’t due to the cost of transit.

[jimspies]

As a life-long STL resident, I approve this analysis. In all seriousness, KC is awesome to visit and the museums mentioned are great. Our family spent a whole afternoon in the toy & minitures museum and loved it. You didn't mention it in walkability, but they really destroyed the grid and downtown with the interstate cluster-**** ring there. I've flown into Philly, but never really spent any time there (as an adult, we did the Liberty Bell/Independence Hall tourist thing when I was a kid in the 80s). But by most measures, it's by far the most affordable "big" city in the US, much more than it's contemporaries on the East Coast.

[JB-ohqr]

Since you're from the Central Valley, can you do a similar video comparing Fresno and Bakersfield?

[eurodoc]

I've lived in both cities (grew up in Philly). I prefer Philadelphia's geographic location, but found Kansas City a more pleasent place to live.

[CrimeThinkBeats]

And lastly, it's also pretty absurd to give the edge to KC in food. Philadelphia not only has way more variety from a multitude of ethnic backgrounds, but it has a much larger selection of high-end restaurants as well. To give the edge to KC because you like "ribs over cheesteaks" is plain silly when the food scene is immeasurably larger than a single food item.

[roccobierman]

Can you do Minneapolis/St. Paul vs Dallas/Fort Worth? Twin city vs twin city!

[ghost]

The lack of public transport in KC was definitely my least favorite part of the city. I lived in Midtown, and I still had to drive pretty much everywhere. The midtown area was fairly bikeable, though.

[erinmineo]

I like that you used a picture of tech N9ne to represent KC lol

[whentheisofthenot]

before i watched the video i was so confused as to why this comparison was being done 😂 (go birds!)

[Droxal]

I'd love you to do a comparison between Canadian and US cities. Maybe Toronto vs Chicago, Portland vs Vancouver, ect. It would be interesting to see how Canadian cities differ from American counterparts.

[cjpolett]

I know I'm biased, and this is just for fun, but no way does KC outdo Philly for Museums and art. It's the mural capital of the world.

[bradymaher]

As a Kansas Citian, I have to admit it is only fair to say that Philly is a better overall city than KC in many categories, but I do appreciate the love that this video still showed KC. Personally though, as someone who has visited the northeast, I would never wanna live there. Some of the factors that weren’t considered in this video such as traffic and the people would definitely favor KC

[markrichards]

It's all about location. Philadelphia is close to the coast, halfway between NYC and Washington DC. Kansas City is closer but it's really not a fair comparison. Philadelphia is a LOT larger than KC. I'm in NYC, I think Philadelphia is the most underrated big city in the US.

[MsLizHicks]

Great video. As a KC native, one aspect we excel in: the availability of universities & colleges, highly ranked schools (like Sumner Academy), & workforce (jobs).

[alexconrad]

Man, Kyle being a savage with that card at the end