In the DC area it’s super duper expensive compared to Philly and has pulled further from it as Philly hasn’t boomed as much. In comparison, Seattle used to be a

In the DC area it’s super duper expensive compared to Philly and has pulled further from it as Philly hasn’t boomed as much. In comparison, Seattle used to be a lot closer to Philly in overall cost of living back in the mid 2000s (still more expensive than Philly) but in more recent years has definitely surpassed the DC area in cost of living. However, Los Angeles was higher than both and has steadily gotten more expensive and accelerated substantially less.