2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Tumwater, WA vs Pacifica, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Pacifica or is it cheaper to live in Tumwater?
- Pacifica is 123.0% more expensive than Tumwater.

Which city has more affordable housing, Pacifica or Tumwater?
- Pacifica housing costs are 203.3% more expensive than Tumwater housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Tumwater or is Health Care more affordable in Pacifica.
- Health related expenses are 34.8% more in Pacifica.
 Tumwater, WAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock250.0100
 Food & Groceries101.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock117.4100
 Housing146.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,267,100$338,100
 Utilities74  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock149.0100
 Miscellaneous142.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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