Denver vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Denver	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6409	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1710	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2799	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4539	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	46
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	716K	750K

The cost of living in Denver is 52% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 432nd and 2723rd ($2791 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 95th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 239th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Winnipeg

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	Denver	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1860	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2961	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3638	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.03	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1796	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18639	$13280

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429