Cost and Standard of Living Mr. & Mrs. Colorado spend an average of $90 each year to feed their family. R.M.!1. Mar. 3, 1940 p.1 Nationwide probe starts in Denver. Post Dec. G, 1940 p.1 Denver living cost up 1.5%. Post Sept. 19, 1346 p.5 Coffee break cost spirals upward. Post Nov. 1, 1957 p.1 Barbers' Union Local No. 205 rejects increase. Some haircuts now $1.75. Post July 7, 1958 p:1