Cost of living comparison

 Denver (CO), United States
compared to
 Cincinnati (OH), United States
Cincinnati vs. Denver Cost of Living Summary
Cincinnati vs. Denver Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cincinnati instead of Denver, you would:

pay 28.4% less for restaurants

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$14.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
 
$2.25
 

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pay 23.7% less for groceries

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Bread
1 loaf
$3.94
 
$2.76
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.08
 
$5.75
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
 
$2.93
 

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.37
 
$3.33
 
Monthly public transit pass $88.00
 
$80.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,029.12
 
$35,555.82
 

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pay 27.2% less for housing

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$67.02
 
$59.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,088.15
 
$1,434.44
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,670.27
 
$1,035.21
 

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pay 8.1% more for childcare

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,445.06
 
$1,566.11
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,168.00
 
$17,408.00
 

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.61
 
$4.32
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
 
$9.00
 

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

 
Denver
Cincinnati
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.11
 
$42.94
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.89
 
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.36
 
$97.86
 

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