Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 0.2% more expensive than Colorado.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.37
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.51
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.88
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.29
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.73
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.60
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,907.44
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,578.72
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.76
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,745.82
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.68
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.41
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.28
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.77
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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