Seattle vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2974
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7082
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1895
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$3327
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6506
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
737K
662K

The cost of living in Seattle is 16% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 145th and 587th ($2974 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 7th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 125th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Vancouver

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Seattle Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.28
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2036
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3765
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2858
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.93
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1999
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29730
$14942

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758