Index | Seattle | Washington | National |
Cost of living | 157 | 117 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 132 | 110 | 100 |
Groceries | 130 | 108 | 100 |
Health care | 122 | 121 | 100 |
Housing | 224 | 135 | 100 |
Transportation | 135 | 117 | 100 |
Utilities | 108 | 91 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $111,477 | $9,290 | $2,601 | $3,345 |
Renters | $51,326 | $4,277 | $1,198 | $1,540 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Washington | 6.5% | 10.4% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Washington | 0% | 0% |
Item | Seattle | 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% |
Item | Seattle | 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% |
Item | Seattle | 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% |
Item | Seattle | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $484,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 162.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,574.05 | $1,229.62 | 109.3% |
Apartment Rent | $1,266.00 | $949.00 | 33.4% |
Item | Seattle | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.61 | $2.71 | 33.1% |
Tire Balancing | $71.35 | $51.86 | 37.6% |
Item | Seattle | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $188.34 | $170.84 | 10.2% |
Phone | $197.61 | $187.18 | 5.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Navy Yard City, WA | 3,131 | 113 | 12.7% |
Bremerton, WA | 39,388 | 118 | 18.1% |
Enetai, WA | 2,234 | 121 | 21.1% |
Parkwood, WA | 6,535 | 122 | 22.0% |
Rocky Point, WA | 1,801 | 123 | 22.6% |
Seattle, WA | 668,849 | 157 | 56.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Denver, CO | 663,303 | 116 | 15.7% |
El Paso, TX | 678,058 | 90 | 10.0% |
Washington, DC | 659,009 | 151 | 50.5% |
Boston, MA | 658,279 | 146 | 46.1% |
Memphis, TN | 655,857 | 81 | 19.4% |
Seattle, WA | 668,849 | 157 | 56.5% |