How does Seattle's cost of living stack up to other cities?
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:57.0 | The cost of living is really high in Seattle, whether it's housing or groceries. |
| 1:01.9 | This town is a tough place to make ends meet. |
| 1:04.4 | Joshua McNichols and Monica Nicholsberg of KUOW's booming podcast. |
| 1:09.0 | Talk to a researcher who sends armies of shoppers to find out why. |
| 1:13.0 | And he gives some tips for making your dollars stretch as far as possible in this very expensive city. |
| 1:20.5 | You're the one who charged his own brother for a bluth frozen banana. |
| 1:24.7 | I mean, it's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? $10? |
| 1:29.3 | You've never actually set foot in a supermarket, have you? |
| 1:31.9 | I don't have time for this. |
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