Cost of living comparison
Brooklyn is 3.9% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Brooklyn instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$3.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.31
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$5.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
|
$4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.72
|
$6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.90
|
$2.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
|
$3.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$127.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,000.00
|
$24,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.17
|
$16.23
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.83
|
$63.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,459.96
|
$2,783.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.00
|
$2,066.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.99
|
$107.79
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,690.67
|
$2,375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$16,000.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.14
|
$72.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Brooklyn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.26
|
$61.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.58
|
$39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.35
|
$82.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
|
$137.50
|
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