Seattle, WA Average Prices
Seattle cost of living comparison
Goods & Services
Item Seattle National avg. Difference Haircut $21.41 $13.56 57.8% Beauty Salon $41.81 $32.90 27.1% Toothpaste $3.47 $2.45 41.7% Shampoo $1.17 $0.99 18.2% Dry Cleaning $13.86 $10.86 27.7% Men's Shirt $35.79 $25.93 38.0% Boy's Jeans $27.42 $21.56 27.2% Women's Slacks $38.85 $27.27 42.5% Newspaper $23.18 $16.20 43.1% Movie $10.50 $9.08 15.6% Bowling $4.57 $3.99 14.6% Vet Services $62.29 $44.54 39.9%
Groceries
Item Seattle National avg. Difference TBone Steak $7.89 $9.30 15.1% Ground Beef $3.35 $3.15 6.4% Fried Chicken $1.19 $1.19 0.0% Milk $1.93 $2.31 16.5% Dozen Eggs $1.77 $1.61 10.1% Potatoes $2.75 $3.25 15.3% Bananas $0.72 $0.59 21.6% Bread $1.17 $1.45 19.0% Orange Juice $3.43 $3.25 5.4% Coffee $5.73 $4.81 19.1% Frozen Meal $2.46 $2.58 4.6% Potato Chips $4.07 $3.62 12.4% Coke $1.71 $1.54 11.3% Pizza $8.00 $8.94 10.6% Beer $8.59 $8.47 1.4% Wine $6.29 $7.36 14.6%
Health Care
Item Seattle National avg. Difference Optometrist $117.26 $91.49 28.2% Doctor $120.76 $94.63 27.6% Dentist $109.60 $82.59 32.7% Ibuprofen $9.99 $9.46 5.6% Lipitor $179.59 $174.64 2.8%
Housing & Utilities
Item Seattle National avg. Difference Insurance $1,248.21 $1,070.11 16.6% All Electricity $143.76 $166.04 13.4% Other Energy $63.77 $74.60 14.5% Electricity $79.99 $94.28 15.2% Phone $25.99 $26.88 3.3%
Transportation
Item Seattle National avg. Difference Tire Balancing $14.04 $10.68 31.5% Gasoline $3.80 $3.62 4.9%
Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.
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