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13.1% lower in Seattle, Washington
than in San Francisco, California

Transportation Data

	San Francisco, CA	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$4.04	$3.58	$2.63	11.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,733	$1,434	$1,503	17.3%

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Traffic data

	San Francisco, CA	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	248.6	234.3	100.0	5.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	32.9	27.5	26.4	16.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%	55.2%

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