A study by researchers at the UW found that it costs 8 percent more on average than it did two years ago for Washington residents to make ends meet.

The report, funded by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, shows that East King County has the highest self-sufficiency standard in the state, requiring $65,690 (up 14 percent from $57,766 two years ago) for a family with one parent, one preschooler and one school-age child.

A single parent with one preschooler and one school-age child living in Seattle needs an annual income of $56,904 – up 13 percent from $50,268 two years ago – to meet the family’s most basic requirements.