Cost of Living in Denver, CO, United States

RESTAURANTS

You can always find many good local and international brands as well which offer great burgers, pizzas, pasta, fish, etc.

There are innumerable breweries around the metro area.

Most brews are cheap and delicious.

A good meal out will only cost about 15$-20$, and drinks at bars are cheap unless you’re at a fancy bar.

MARKETS

The major supermarket chains in Denver are King Soopers, Safeway, and Albertsons.

As per usual, the nation’s largest discount store chain, Walmart, has several stores in Denver.

There are also many specialty and organic supermarkets such as Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Trader Joe’s scattered throughout the area but they do offer higher prices.

TRANSPORTATION

Denver is a city where cars are the main means of transport.

While the light rail can be convenient for traveling downtown, locals usually don’t ride the light rail.

There are not very many pedestrian areas in Denver.

Public transportation is very bad since it only covers a minute area of the city and taking into account such service, it’s not cheap either: a one-way ticket costs 3.00$.

UTILITIES (MONTHLY)

Utilities are rather cheap in Denver.

The cost of utilities there amounts to only around 176.53$ per month for basic ones like electricity, water, cooling, heating, and garbage services in an apartment of 85m2.

Internet, however, is pretty expensive compared to this and especially compared to many other countries.

SPORTS & LEISURE

Colorado offers year-round outdoor excitement, from hiking to running trails to fishing to rafting to skiing, you can find almost any type of outdoor activity you want near Denver, and that can save you a lot of money you would otherwise spend on a gym.

However, if you prefer indoor spaces, a gym membership will probably cost you around 62.8$ a month.

CLOTHING & SHOES

There are a number of shopping areas in Denver.

For example, Larimer Square offers some of the best shopping districts in the city and was one of the first urban shopping concepts here.

The prices are relatively low – quality jeans cost around 57.45$, while summer dresses and shirts are around 37.60 $.

Quality sneakers are more expensive, standing at around 85$.

RENT PER MONTH

As with any urban major center, downtown apartments and studios never come cheap.

Because of rapid economic expansion, housing prices have risen.

Additionally, the better suburbs around the city such as Broomfield, Stapleton, and Highlands Ranch, come with higher price tags then you might see in other suburbs.

Rent is skyrocketing beyond what most working people can afford.

For example, 1800$ for a single bedroom near downtown is very good.