| Los Angeles | Seattle | |
| Local cheese (1kg) | USD 8.55 | USD 13.38 |
| Taxi start | USD 4.00 | USD 2.50 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | USD 2 700.00 | USD 2 923.15 |
| Apples (1kg) | USD 2.53 | USD 3.76 |
| Utilities (Electricity, Heating, ...) for medium apartment | USD 115.73 | USD 127.81 |