Historical Prices in Seattle, WA

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 22.00 100.00 12.00
2021 20.00 85.00 10.00
2020 17.25 80.00 10.00
2019 15.00 70.00 8.00
2018 15.00 60.00 9.00
2017 14.25 65.00 8.00
2016 14.00 60.00 7.00
2015 13.00 65.00 7.00
2014 12.00 60.00 7.00
2013 12.00 60.00 6.50
2012 12.00 50.00 7.00
2011 10.00 50.00 6.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 7.50 8.00 2.54 1.97 5.54
2021 6.00 7.00 2.55 2.16 5.09
2020 6.75 7.00 2.35 1.95 4.67
2019 6.00 6.50 2.33 1.74 4.26
2018 6.00 7.00 2.05 1.61 4.35
2017 5.00 6.00 1.97 1.55 4.29
2016 5.00 6.00 1.79 1.59 3.81
2015 4.75 6.00 1.82 1.64 3.99
2014 4.00 5.00 1.90 1.86 4.00
2013 4.00 4.75 1.73 1.44 3.86
2012 4.50 5.00 1.68 1.32 3.53
2011 4.50 5.00 1.98 1.62 3.25

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 1.15 4.25 3.61 1.97 3.19 3.17
2021 0.96 3.62 3.23 2.10 3.33 3.85
2020 0.95 3.52 3.01 2.26 2.99 2.73
2019 1.01 3.58 2.96 2.12 1.81 -
2018 0.86 3.05 3.20 1.83 2.18 2.08
2017 0.95 3.40 3.22 2.31 1.84 2.67
2016 0.96 3.25 3.21 1.95 1.90 1.98
2015 0.93 2.94 2.98 1.82 1.17 1.63
2014 1.02 2.77 2.33 - - -
2013 0.92 3.15 2.91 1.79 2.56 -
2012 1.02 2.93 2.68 1.97 3.83 2.15
2011 1.97 2.50 2.75 1.73 3.17 3.83
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 6.08 5.24 3.60 2.52 5.37 6.81 2.39 3.31
2021 4.91 4.88 2.31 1.96 4.37 5.56 2.81 2.79
2020 5.25 4.72 2.48 2.21 4.68 6.09 1.69 2.58
2019 5.06 3.25 2.72 2.03 5.62 5.42 1.96 2.88
2018 5.72 3.95 2.42 1.89 4.32 4.68 1.93 2.39
2017 5.04 3.70 2.70 1.77 4.23 4.27 1.67 2.40
2016 4.58 4.45 1.68 1.81 4.22 5.58 1.67 2.58
2015 4.09 3.63 1.74 1.86 2.87 5.30 1.61 2.15
2014 4.31 3.45 2.05 1.81 - 6.61 - -
2013 4.21 3.71 3.67 1.55 4.62 4.59 - -
2012 2.74 2.88 2.30 1.53 3.23 5.51 - -
2011 4.68 6.60 1.79 1.94 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 18.19 15.00 11.00 14.33 18.98
2021 17.44 15.00 10.00 12.73 14.31
2020 15.88 15.00 10.00 11.00 14.42
2019 15.15 15.00 - 11.98 17.89
2018 16.05 15.00 10.00 13.14 13.65
2017 15.89 13.00 10.00 10.57 13.43
2016 15.30 15.00 10.00 13.18 15.05
2015 14.54 11.50 9.50 9.31 14.74
2014 17.39 13.50 8.50 12.34 -
2013 13.80 10.25 9.25 9.35 -
2012 13.12 15.00 8.34 8.25 -
2011 9.95 11.00 7.50 11.02 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 2372.23 1905.81 4440.34 3281.43
2021 1941.57 1549.49 3561.11 2795.85
2020 2226.38 1698.10 3978.00 2940.77
2019 2099.99 1651.65 3697.67 2635.69
2018 1967.44 1494.12 3562.10 2540.74
2017 1965.81 1459.03 3467.08 2385.43
2016 1836.76 1336.39 3507.88 2329.44
2015 1695.41 1264.20 3182.81 2227.50
2014 1636.29 1227.27 3330.71 2112.22
2013 1511.54 950.00 3133.33 1855.56
2012 1491.67 950.00 2355.00 1525.00
2011 1133.33 916.67 1966.67 1599.67

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 8152.59 5195.38
2021 6908.19 5113.13
2020 7719.06 4454.74
2019 7458.19 4859.94
2018 7319.13 4434.77
2017 5975.32 3290.04
2016 5921.25 3185.90
2015 5539.27 3046.37
2014 3857.07 -
2013 - -
2012 4902.96 1943.14
2011 3363.72 2152.78

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 6057.80
2021 6696.68
2020 5952.80
2019 5400.78
2018 4750.55
2017 4564.47
2016 3760.92
2015 3605.80
2014 3336.86
2013 3403.69
2012 4187.50
2011 3383.33

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 2.75 1.35
2021 2.75 1.00
2020 2.75 0.85
2019 2.75 0.92
2018 2.75 0.89
2017 2.75 0.79
2016 2.75 0.69
2015 2.75 0.75
2014 2.50 1.00
2013 2.25 1.00
2012 2.50 1.02
2011 2.50 1.02
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 99.50
2021 99.00
2020 99.00
2019 99.00
2018 99.00
2017 99.00
2016 99.00
2015 99.00
2014 95.00
2013 90.00
2012 90.00
2011 82.50

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 5.41
2021 2.95
2020 3.51
2019 4.07
2018 4.30
2017 3.83
2016 3.82
2015 3.95
2014 4.13
2013 3.97
2012 3.72
2011 4.75

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 240.67 74.77
2021 207.79 60.54
2020 203.96 64.46
2019 168.94 66.50
2018 153.52 65.31
2017 165.50 64.77
2016 154.41 57.63
2015 127.26 54.33
2014 113.23 51.89
2013 136.59 49.88
2012 160.77 45.00
2011 216.00 47.49

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 59.74 32.00 15.00
2021 56.91 - 14.00
2020 73.53 - 14.00
2019 55.18 25.40 15.00
2018 52.61 30.11 14.00
2017 47.73 - 13.50
2016 45.44 - 12.00
2015 50.65 23.83 12.00
2014 41.17 - 13.00
2013 49.29 - 12.00
2012 46.25 - 10.00
2011 50.00 - 10.75

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 64.14 56.20 99.63 127.64
2021 49.17 39.50 82.78 120.38
2020 53.76 47.77 100.71 131.84
2019 48.02 40.21 85.19 129.82
2018 49.83 44.03 82.61 114.51
2017 48.77 33.11 75.30 110.00
2016 51.29 38.57 84.03 125.14
2015 46.68 43.74 80.82 110.86
2014 45.00 43.33 86.80 -
2013 50.71 35.00 107.33 102.50
2012 44.00 61.67 88.33 100.00
2011 50.33 45.00 70.00 73.33
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