Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 28.0% more expensive than New Mexico.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.8% more in Colorado
- Groceries
-
pay 11.5% more in Colorado
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% more in Colorado
- Housing
-
pay 17.2% more in Colorado
- Childcare
-
pay 98.6% more in Colorado
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8% more in Colorado
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Colorado
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in Colorado are more expensive than in New Mexico. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Colorado.
If you lived in Colorado instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.40
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
|
$11.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$88.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,466.85
|
$31,015.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 17.2% more for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.22
|
$66.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,396.70
|
$1,907.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.76
|
$1,578.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.88
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 98.6% more for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,076.67
|
$1,413.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,300.00
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.40
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
|
$9.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.19
|
$53.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.78
|
$54.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.25
|
$49.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.10
|
$89.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.23
|
$113.77
|
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