Cost of living comparison
Utah is 12.3% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Utah instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$13.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
|
$9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
|
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.02
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.88
|
$82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,254.04
|
$24,068.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.13
|
$17.31
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.43
|
$63.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,826.17
|
$1,360.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,523.80
|
$1,174.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.56
|
$114.27
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,283.52
|
$779.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,027.62
|
$14,138.38
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$5.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.34
|
$37.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
|
$11.28
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Colorado
|
Utah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.70
|
$47.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
$39.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.59
|
$77.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.84
|
$118.69
|
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