Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 74.3% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.5% more in Colorado
- Groceries
-
pay 64.8% more in Colorado
- Transportation
-
pay 27.7% more in Colorado
- Housing
-
pay 97.8% more in Colorado
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in Colorado
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.0% more in Colorado
- Clothing
-
pay 16.1% more in Colorado
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Colorado are more expensive than in Spain. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Colorado.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Spain, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.32
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.19
|
$11.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.89
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.40
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.66
|
$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.70
|
$3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.36
|
$3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.99
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.01
|
$2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.67
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.45
|
$88.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,904.40
|
$31,015.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.95
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.33
|
$66.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€775.40
|
$1,907.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€615.20
|
$1,578.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€92.41
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€343.07
|
$1,413.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,535.01
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.53
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.76
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.03
|
$9.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€38.10
|
$53.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.67
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€67.45
|
$54.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.55
|
$49.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€69.29
|
$89.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€81.23
|
$113.77
|
|
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