Vasa, Washington Cost Of Living

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Overall 67%

Goods & Services 32%

Housing 160%

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	Vasa	Bellevue	Washington
Cost of living	167	174	117
Goods & Services	132	132	110
Groceries	130	130	108
Health care	122	122	121
Housing	260	282	135
Transportation	135	135	117
Utilities	108	108	91

Key findings

The cost of living in Vasa is 44% higher than the Bellevue average
The cost of living in Vasa is 67% higher than the national average
Vasa housing is 160% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 28% 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)
Household	$95,191	$7,933	$2,221	$2,856

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%
Tukwila, WA	19,878	128	27.6%
Bellevue, WA	136,718	174	74.0%

Cities with similar population

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%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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