Cost of living comparison
Denver is 69.0% more expensive than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.1% more in Denver
- Groceries
-
pay 61.5% more in Denver
- Transportation
-
pay 23.1% more in Denver
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Denver
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Denver
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.8% more in Denver
- Clothing
-
pay 6.4% more in Denver
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Denver are more expensive than in Italy. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Denver.
If you lived in Denver instead of Italy, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€13.82
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.61
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.18
|
$2.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.04
|
$2.40
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.75
|
$3.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€5.85
|
$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.73
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.91
|
$4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.32
|
$5.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
$2.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.12
|
$2.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.65
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.61
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.18
|
$3.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€33.20
|
$88.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,144.89
|
$36,029.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.37
|
$17.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€24.70
|
$67.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€561.37
|
$2,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€437.94
|
$1,670.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€128.66
|
$151.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€435.21
|
$1,445.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,097.77
|
$16,168.00
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.29
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.44
|
$5.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.30
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€44.59
|
$60.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.03
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Denver
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€67.08
|
$59.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€28.97
|
$48.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€73.63
|
$93.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€98.75
|
$112.25
|
|
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