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Originally Posted by blankall
Seattle is probably the most expensive city in the USA not located in NY, California, or Hawaii. You're comparing Calgary, a relatively cheap city in Canada, to one of the more expensive cities in the USA. Cost of living in Seattle is 52% higher than the national average:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ve-in-seattle/ |
But food prices aren't all that different, and often they're more expensive in poorer areas. Just using the bread example, the price of Wonderbread at a Seattle Walmart is exactly the same as it is in California, which is exactly the same as it is in Mississippi. It's $2.72 USD, which is $3.52 CAD, which is 47% more expensive than it is at somewhere like Superstore in Canada.
For milk, a gallon of Great Value 2% milk at Walmart in California is $3.60 USD ($4.93 CAD for 4L), in Seattle it's $3.74 ($5.12 for 4L), and in Mississippi it's $4.12 ($5.63 CAD for $4L). The equivalent is $5.19 CAD in Vancouver.
Eggs are pretty significantly cheaper in Seattle compared to Mississippi as well. They're about $0.17-0.20 per egg for standard eggs at Walmart in Mississippi vs. $0.12-0.15 per egg in Seattle.