Cost Of Living in South Lake Union, WA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	South Lake Union	Seattle	Washington
Cost of living	168	180	118
Goods & Services	120	120	111
Groceries	116	116	110
Health care	138	138	120
Housing	282	324	135
Transportation	128	128	123
Utilities	102	102	92

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The cost of living in South Lake Union is 42% higher than the Seattle average
The cost of living in South Lake Union is 68% higher than the national average
South Lake Union housing is 182% higher than the national average
Washington general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Washington state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$112,418	$9,368	$2,623	$3,373

Washington Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Washington	6.5%	10.4%

Washington Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Washington	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Seattle	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$50.20	$24.26	106.9%
Beauty Salon	$72.25	$45.56	58.6%
Toothpaste	$3.96	$3.70	6.9%
Shampoo	$1.40	$1.28	9.5%
Movie	$16.37	$12.13	34.9%
Bowling	$21.59	$18.00	19.9%

Groceries

Item	Seattle	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.54	$5.84	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.55	$1.57	62.0%
Milk	$5.10	$4.67	9.2%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	8.9%
Pizza	$14.40	$12.09	19.2%
Beer	$12.14	$10.41	16.6%

Health Care

Item	Seattle	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$198.49	$125.68	57.9%
Doctor	$236.25	$135.78	74.0%
Dentist	$149.39	$113.29	31.9%
Ibuprofen	$12.47	$10.65	17.0%
Lipitor	$446.40	$468.60	4.7%

Housing

Item	Seattle	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$713,600.00	$184,700.00	286.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,924.20	$2,346.69	109.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,702.00	$949.00	79.3%

Transportation

Item	Seattle	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.66	$3.46	34.8%
Tire Balancing	$67.20	$59.92	12.1%

Utilities

Item	Seattle	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.41	$193.99	0.3%
Phone	$202.97	$192.25	5.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Navy Yard City, WA	2,973	114	14.3%
Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA	8,055	114	13.7%
East Port Orchard, WA	5,069	121	21.4%
Bremerton, WA	41,258	122	22.2%
Enetai, WA	1,993	123	22.9%
Seattle, WA	741,251	180	80.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brampton, ON	735,754	n/a
Mississauga, ON	764,342	n/a
Denver, CO	715,878	133	33.5%
Winnipeg, MB	775,440	n/a
Washington, DC	701,974	164	63.7%
Seattle, WA	741,251	180	80.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in South Lake Union, Seattle, WA