Denver vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	716K	3.9M

The cost of living in Denver is 17% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 365th and 62nd ($2848 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 53rd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Los Angeles

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	Denver	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$23685

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000