Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 65.3% more expensive than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.1% more in Colorado
- Groceries
-
pay 53.3% more in Colorado
- Transportation
-
pay 6.9% less in Colorado
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Colorado
- Childcare
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pay 3.4 times more in Colorado
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% more in Colorado
- Clothing
-
pay 11.0% more in Colorado
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Colorado are more expensive than in Finland. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Colorado.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Finland, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.47
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.18
|
$11.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.27
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.01
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.25
|
$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.76
|
$3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.65
|
$3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.73
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.86
|
$1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.47
|
$2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.66
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.72
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€53.21
|
$88.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€27,962.74
|
$31,015.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.14
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€19.56
|
$66.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€645.85
|
$1,907.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€531.77
|
$1,578.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€85.21
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€256.25
|
$1,413.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,644.53
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.41
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.70
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.27
|
$9.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€36.69
|
$53.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€13.71
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€66.08
|
$54.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€27.42
|
$49.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€72.18
|
$89.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€95.46
|
$113.77
|
|
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