(Among cities with population of 100,000 or more)

A few weeks ago I was in Rome, where $$$$ on TripAdvisor equates to Ballard prices, I started to wonder how expensive is Seattle for dining? Is it top 10? I thought it must be but had no data to back it up. Results on Google weren’t too helpful. I wanted to understand the cost in absolute terms (not adjusted to local cost of living or purchasing power), like a traveller’s perspective.