Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 17.3% more expensive than Denver.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.0% more in Seattle
- Groceries
-
pay 4.5% more in Seattle
- Transportation
-
pay 12.4% more in Seattle
- Housing
-
pay 9.5% more in Seattle
- Childcare
-
pay 62.5% more in Seattle
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.8% more in Seattle
- Clothing
-
pay 14.1% more in Seattle
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Seattle are more expensive than in Denver.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Denver, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
|
$3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$2.45
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.08
|
$7.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$4.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$4.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$6.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$2.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$4.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$99.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,029.12
|
$36,656.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.42
|
$16.02
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.02
|
$70.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,088.15
|
$2,256.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,670.27
|
$1,819.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.79
|
$176.71
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,445.06
|
$2,134.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,168.00
|
$28,666.67
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.61
|
$5.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.19
|
$62.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Denver
|
Seattle
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.11
|
$65.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.89
|
$57.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.36
|
$102.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
|
$132.45
|
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