Seattle vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	78
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	737K	662K

The cost of living in Seattle is 10% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 206th and 512th ($2908 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 102nd and 100th 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	$19.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$16245

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743