| Supermarket food | Approximate cost (USD) |
| loaf of bread | 1.50 |
| 1 kg rice | 2.00 |
| 500g pasta | 1.50 |
| packet of sausages | 3.00 |
| 1lb apples | 1.00 |
| packet of instant noodles | 0.79 |
| 5lb potatoes | 3.00 |
| tin of tuna | 1.50 |
| 1lb minced beef | 2.50 |
| 6 eggs | 0.75 |
| 1 lb bananas | 0.45 |
| cheese (non-specialist) 200g | 3.00 |
| 1 pint of milk | 1.00 |
| 1 packet cookies | 1.50 |
| 1 litre orange juice | 3.00 |
| 1 packet teabags | 3.00 |
| 1 jar instant coffee | 5.00 |
| Food in college | Approximate cost (USD) |
| cooked breakfast |
6.50 |
| lunch with side salad, main course and dessert | 8.00 |
| can of fizzy drink | 1.50 |
| packet of crisps |
2.00 |
| Entertainment | Approximate cost (USD) |
| cinema ticket (full price) | 10.00 |
| theatre ticket | 30.00 |
| bowling | 7.00 |
| nightclub entrance | 10.00 |
| museum entrance | 8.00 |
| pint of beer (570 ml) | 3.00 - 7.00 |
| can of Coke | 1.50 |
| Big Mac hamburger | 3.00 |
| Miscellaneous | Approximate cost (USD) |
| notebook | 2.00 upwards |
| disposable pen | 2.00 for ten |
| shampoo | 2.99 upwards |
| soap | 1.00 upwards |
| launderette | 1.50 per load |
| newspaper | 1.50 on a Sunday; 0.75 on a weekday |
| magazine | approx 3.00 |
| haircut (men) | 10.00 upwards |
| haircut (women) | 15.00 - 30.00 |
| local phone call | 1.00 |
| stamp for letter abroad | 0.90 upwards |
| mobile phone text message (within US) | 0.10 upwards |
| mobile phone call (within US, to same network) | 0.45 upwards if 'over plan'; usual cell phone plans are 400 - 750 minutes per month for 40.00 -56.00
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| Clothing | Approximate cost (USD) |
| shoes | 40.00 upwards |
| tights | 6.00 upwards |
| socks | 5.00 upwards |
| jeans | 35.00 upwards |
| sweater | 35.00 upwards |
| T shirt | 15.00 - 20.00 |
| Transport | Approximate cost (USD) |
| taxi | 2.50 basic and then 2.00 per additional mile |
| bus | 1.50 within county; 3.00 to change county lines |
| train fare | 6.00 upwards |
| walk-on ferry | 6.00 |
Note: Check our links page for details of websites with much more information about public transport in Seattle and the USA.
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