Arapahoe County · Colorado
Aurora cost of living (CO)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Aurora costs 5.8% above the national average — all-items price level 105.8, rank 18 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $105,782 here. Housing is the reason, at 146.9.
- All items
- 105.8US average = 100
- Housing
- 146.946.9% above the national average
- Goods
- 101.01.0% above the national average
- Other services
- 99.4in line with the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 101.0 | +1.0% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 146.9 | +46.9% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 87.9 | -12.1% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 99.4 | -0.6% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Aurora, CO
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (105.8 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $79,556
- Needed to match US average
- $89,022
- Monthly difference
- $406
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$84,156 median household income in Aurora is worth $79,556 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 105.8.
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.