Cost of Living in Mercer Island, WA

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2814
$6511
🛋️ Without rent
$927
$3203
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1887
$3308
🍽️ Food
$668
$1747
🚐 Transport
$69.2
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5731
😀 Quality of life
70
🏙️ Population
25.7K

The average cost of living in Mercer Island is $2814, which is in the top 3% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 259th out of 9294 in our global list, 221st out of 2202 in the United States, and 9th out of 54 in Washington.

The median after-tax salary is $5731, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 2761st (TOP 30%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 937th best city to live in the United States, and 19th most liveable city in Washington. With an estimated population of 25.7K, Mercer Island is the 1732nd largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Boeing Field King County International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 8 University of Washington - Seattle
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Prices in Mercer Island

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
 Cappuccino
$5.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1952
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$162
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21224

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