Seattle vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	78
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	737K	662K

The cost of living in Seattle is 24% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 142nd and 822nd ($3154 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 53rd 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	$22.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$21986

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915