Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 83.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Spain, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$19.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$10.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$5.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$3.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$97.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$31,616.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$14.14
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$67.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$1,717.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$1,430.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$139.43
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$1,422.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$23,676.80
|
|
pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$9.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$52.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$13.75
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$50.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$42.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$87.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$129.61
|
|
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