Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 59.5% more expensive than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.7% more in Colorado
- Groceries
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pay 41.6% more in Colorado
- Transportation
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pay 16.5% more in Colorado
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Colorado
- Childcare
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pay 2.3 times more in Colorado
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 64.3% more in Colorado
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% more in Colorado
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Colorado are more expensive than in Italy. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Colorado.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Italy, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.22
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.86
|
$11.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.25
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.02
|
$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.87
|
$3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.00
|
$3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.45
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.36
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.17
|
$88.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,848.69
|
$31,015.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.84
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.42
|
$66.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€577.73
|
$1,907.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€450.71
|
$1,578.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€132.41
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€447.90
|
$1,413.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,333.82
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.41
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.46
|
$9.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.89
|
$53.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.27
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.04
|
$54.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.82
|
$49.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€75.78
|
$89.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€101.63
|
$113.77
|
|
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