Denver Cost-of-Living Increase Over Five Years Update

Denver residents know all too well that the cost of living in the city has gone up over the past five years. But a comparison of data from 2017 and 2022 puts this situation in stark relief, revealing the average prices for dozens of goods and services then and now.

In April 2017, Westword published a report on prices in Denver based on statistics from Expatistan.com, which describes itself as “the original source for cost-of-living comparisons.” The site uses crowdsourcing techniques to come up with estimates for major cities across the country, including Denver, in six major categories: food, housing, clothes, transportation, personal care and entertainment.

Rather than simply offering overall averages for these metrics, Expatistan gets specific. Under food, for instance, the site…