Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 16.3% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
|
$14.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.70
|
$7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
|
$2.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.38
|
$5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.21
|
$4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$2.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.17
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.43
|
$47.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,867.96
|
$23,816.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.33
|
$14.45
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.86
|
$63.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,732.76
|
$1,353.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,390.27
|
$1,023.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.11
|
$116.73
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,126.47
|
$838.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,881.61
|
$18,144.04
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.49
|
$4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
|
$4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.11
|
$7.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.48
|
$34.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
|
$11.07
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Colorado
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.35
|
$39.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
|
$37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.93
|
$72.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.84
|
$90.77
|
|
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