The Cost of Living in Seattle is 19 percent higher than the national average. The cost of housing and health care are major factors in this higher cost of living:

http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Washington-Seattle/

The cost of housing is actually determined by the number of people who wish to live in a particular city. You can expect your housing costs to go up the national average by almost 45% in case you move to Seattle. However, the housing costs may be reduced as a result of the cost of the utilities. The cost of utilities in Seattle is around 3 percent lower than the national average.

The internet cafe culture in Seattle is extremely vibrant and in fact it is most well-known of all the cities in the US. There are all types of internet cafes in Seattle. Some of them offer exclusive net surfing facilities while the others only have the facilities related to sipping a coffee.

http://www.internet-cafe-guide.com/seattle-internet-cafe.html

There are several internet cafes that also provide for WiFi connections in Seattle. You can find close to 328 WiFi hotspots in Seattle. Out of these WiFi hotspots, around 182 are located in the internet cafes itself.

The different internet cafes in Seattle which provide for Wi-Fi facilities include:

- Seattlecafe.com, Alley Seattle

- Cafe Maree, Northeast Seattle

- Starbucks Pacific Place, Pine Street Seattle

- Firehouse Coffee, Northwest Market Street Seattle

The FedEx Kinko's stores in Seattle also provide net surfing facilities in Seattle. In fact, some of these stores also offer 24 X 7 access to internet or computers.

Additionally, there are some public libraries in Seattle that can also help you surf and they also offer you a very convenient way to become online. This is especially helpful if you are not carrying your own laptop or if you cannot locate a good cyber cafe.