Cost of living comparison

 Denver (CO), United States
compared to
 Ann Arbor (MI), United States
Ann Arbor vs. Denver Cost of Living Summary
Ann Arbor vs. Denver Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ann Arbor instead of Denver, you would:

pay 17.6% less for restaurants

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$14.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.19
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
 
$2.52
 

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$3.60
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.08
 
$8.96
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
 
$2.99
 

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.37
 
$3.50
 
Monthly public transit pass $88.00
 
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,029.12
 
$28,982.50
 

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pay 12.9% less for housing

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$67.02
 
$63.12
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,088.15
 
$1,841.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,670.27
 
$1,316.67
 

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pay 28.8% more for childcare

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,445.06
 
$1,933.33
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,168.00
 
$20,000.00
 

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.61
 
$4.85
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
 
$10.00
 

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

 
Denver
Ann Arbor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.11
 
$52.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.89
 
$37.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.36
 
$85.00
 

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