Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 23.3% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.79
|
$19.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.25
|
$11.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.91
|
$7.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
$3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.25
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.75
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.30
|
$88.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,984.02
|
$31,015.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.42
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.50
|
$66.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,334.11
|
$1,907.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,126.48
|
$1,578.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.62
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 94.6% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€944.86
|
$1,413.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,421.95
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.63
|
$5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.61
|
$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.59
|
$9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.83
|
$53.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.66
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.92
|
$54.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.87
|
$49.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.21
|
$89.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.50
|
$113.77
|
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