Cost of Living
	2010 2nd Quarter Index
	City	Composite Index (100%)	Grocery Items (12.95%)	Housing (28.99%)	Utilities (10.02%)	Transportation (11.98%)	Health Care (4.07%)	Misc. Goods & Services (31.99%)
	Bellingham, WA	113.0	116.6	134.4	83.0	115.1	114.4	100.7
	Olympia, WA	104.3	108.6	102.0	82.2	111.8	118.8	106.9
	Seattle, WA	120.2	115.7	137.3	86.1	118.6	119.5	117.8
	Tacoma, WA	109.9	108.2	115.3	80.3	110.7	118.7	113.5
	Vancouver, WA	95.2	95.4	82.8	92.5	107.0	113.7	100.4
	Portland, OR	113.0	107.9	131.3	87.0	106.3	116.6	108.8
	The Cost of Living Index is a quarterly report that measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating areas. The average for each area is 100, and each participant's index is read as a percentage of the average for all places. Since the report is published quarterly and is a separate comparison of prices at a single point in time, the Index data cannot be compared across quarters.
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