Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 5.9% more expensive than Minnesota.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$19.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
|
$11.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
|
$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$7.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.38
|
$3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.83
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.27
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.17
|
$88.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,650.12
|
$31,015.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.25
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.32
|
$66.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.42
|
$1,907.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,106.51
|
$1,578.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.54
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,324.96
|
$1,413.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,140.67
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.62
|
$5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.80
|
$9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.87
|
$53.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.28
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Minnesota
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.74
|
$54.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
|
$49.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.66
|
$89.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.00
|
$113.77
|
|
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