Cost of living comparison
United States is 24.1% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in United States instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Seattle
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.31
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.72
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.90
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Seattle
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,000.00
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.17
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Seattle
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.83
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,459.96
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.00
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.99
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Seattle
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,690.67
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.14
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Seattle
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.26
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.58
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.35
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
|
$109.59
|
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