Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 7.0% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Australia, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
A$26.37
|
$19.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
A$15.32
|
$11.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$4.04
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
A$3.40
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
A$3.73
|
$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
A$6.87
|
$7.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
A$9.13
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
A$6.41
|
$3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
A$6.20
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
A$2.28
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.98
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
A$2.13
|
$1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
A$3.17
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
A$1.76
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.51
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
A$7.32
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.03
A$130.70
|
$88.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,742.09
A$43,667.72
|
$31,015.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.38
A$28.93
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.59
A$87.51
|
$66.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,182.30
A$1,861.02
|
$1,907.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.92
A$1,507.83
|
$1,578.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.16
A$217.48
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,485.91
A$2,338.92
|
$1,413.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,667.78
A$23,087.97
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
A$10.46
|
$5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
A$5.58
|
$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.07
A$44.19
|
$9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
A$83.25
|
$53.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.13
A$20.67
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.78
A$112.98
|
$54.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.24
A$79.08
|
$49.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.30
A$157.87
|
$89.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.73
A$175.87
|
$113.77
|
|
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