Denver vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	716K	2.15M

The cost of living in Denver is 20% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 463rd and 1222nd ($2717 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 158th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Paris

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	Denver	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$16193

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293