Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 40.2% more expensive than Bellingham.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Bellingham, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.94
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
|
$4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.60
|
$8.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
|
$4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.13
|
$6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
|
$4.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.00
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$28,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.60
|
$18.17
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.57
|
$75.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,383.33
|
$2,459.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,137.50
|
$1,908.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.97
|
$188.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.00
|
$1,690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,733.33
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.50
|
$63.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Bellingham
|
Seattle
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
|
$65.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$56.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.00
|
$99.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.33
|
$129.70
|
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