Bellevue, Washington Cost Of Living

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74%

Overall NAT. AVG.

32%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

182%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Bellevue	Washington	National
Cost of living	174	117	100
Goods & Services	132	110	100
Groceries	130	108	100
Health care	122	121	100
Housing	282	135	100
Transportation	135	117	100
Utilities	108	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bellevue is 49% higher than the Washington average
The cost of living in Bellevue is 74% higher than the national average
Bellevue housing is 182% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Washington state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$122,003	$10,167	$2,847	$3,660
Renters	$80,923	$6,744	$1,888	$2,428

The affordability of the housing market in Bellevue, WA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Bellevue homeowners, the median income is $122,003. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,847 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $80,923. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,888 for their rent related monthly costs.

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Bellevue	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.11	$20.27	68.3%
Beauty Salon	$56.95	$40.39	41.0%
Toothpaste	$4.02	$2.36	70.5%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.08	10.2%
Movie	$13.16	$10.99	19.7%
Bowling	$21.77	$15.49	40.5%

Groceries

Item	Bellevue	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$4.30	30.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.57	$1.40	83.4%
Milk	$2.21	$2.20	0.5%
Potatoes	$3.32	$3.22	3.2%
Pizza	$13.72	$10.74	27.8%
Beer	$12.19	$9.60	27.0%

Health Care

Item	Bellevue	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$153.67	$109.73	40.0%
Doctor	$150.37	$118.34	27.1%
Dentist	$125.24	$100.94	24.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.27	$9.93	13.5%
Lipitor	$501.16	$469.53	6.7%

Housing

Item	Bellevue	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$608,500.00	$184,700.00	229.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,574.05	$1,229.62	109.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,629.00	$949.00	71.7%

Transportation

Item	Bellevue	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.61	$2.71	33.1%
Tire Balancing	$71.35	$51.86	37.6%

Utilities

Item	Bellevue	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$188.34	$170.84	10.2%
Phone	$197.61	$187.18	5.6%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA	8,055	124	23.9%
Boulevard Park, WA	3,689	125	24.7%
SeaTac, WA	28,298	127	26.7%
White Center, WA	15,306	127	27.3%
Kingston, WA	1,859	128	27.5%
Bellevue, WA	136,718	174	74.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hampton, VA	136,789	101	0.8%
Ajax, ON	138,303	n/a
Warren, MI	135,069	91	8.7%
McAllen, TX	138,475	80	20.0%
Killeen, TX	138,745	88	11.8%
Bellevue, WA	136,718	174	74.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.