Cost of living comparison
Fort Collins is 9.0% cheaper than Denver.
If you lived in Fort Collins instead of Denver, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$20.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$3.50
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
|
$4.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.82
|
$5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.25
|
$5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$2.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.10
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$3.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.00
|
$25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,500.00
|
$30,999.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.18
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.83
|
$61.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,936.15
|
$1,745.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,618.90
|
$1,513.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.52
|
$108.82
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,477.08
|
$1,066.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,142.86
|
$14,400.00
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$8.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.80
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.62
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Denver
|
Fort Collins
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.48
|
$43.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.33
|
$38.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.62
|
$84.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.75
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