Start a Bar Cost by City
Total cost to open a bar or brewery. Compare costs across 192 US cities.
National Average: $110.000 – $850.000
All Cities
| City | State | Low | Average | High | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | TX | $88.000 | $384.000 | $680.000 | -20% |
| Jackson | MS | $88.000 | $384.000 | $680.000 | -20% |
| Memphis | TN | $90.200 | $393.600 | $697.000 | -18% |
| Laredo | TX | $90.200 | $393.600 | $697.000 | -18% |
| Dayton | OH | $90.200 | $393.600 | $697.000 | -18% |
| Shreveport | LA | $90.200 | $393.600 | $697.000 | -18% |
| Springfield | MO | $90.200 | $393.600 | $697.000 | -18% |
| San Juan | PR | $91.300 | $398.400 | $705.500 | -17% |
| Mobile | AL | $91.300 | $398.400 | $705.500 | -17% |
| Tulsa | OK | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Montgomery | AL | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Amarillo | TX | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Akron | OH | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Topeka | KS | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Lubbock | TX | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Jefferson City | MO | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Lansing | MI | $92.400 | $403.200 | $714.000 | -16% |
| Winston-Salem | NC | $93.500 | $408.000 | $722.500 | -15% |
| Birmingham | AL | $93.500 | $408.000 | $722.500 | -15% |
| Wichita | KS | $93.500 | $408.000 | $722.500 | -15% |
| El Paso | TX | $94.600 | $412.800 | $731.000 | -14% |
| Cleveland | OH | $94.600 | $412.800 | $731.000 | -14% |
| Little Rock | AR | $94.600 | $412.800 | $731.000 | -14% |
| Chattanooga | TN | $94.600 | $412.800 | $731.000 | -14% |
| Charleston | WV | $94.600 | $412.800 | $731.000 | -14% |
| Frankfort | KY | $94.600 | $412.800 | $731.000 | -14% |
| Oklahoma City | OK | $95.700 | $417.600 | $739.500 | -13% |
| St. Louis | MO | $95.700 | $417.600 | $739.500 | -13% |
| Knoxville | TN | $95.700 | $417.600 | $739.500 | -13% |
| Springfield | IL | $95.700 | $417.600 | $739.500 | -13% |
| Corpus Christi | TX | $96.800 | $422.400 | $748.000 | -12% |
| Greensboro | NC | $96.800 | $422.400 | $748.000 | -12% |
| Columbia | MO | $96.800 | $422.400 | $748.000 | -12% |
| Cedar Rapids | IA | $96.800 | $422.400 | $748.000 | -12% |
| Green Bay | WI | $96.800 | $422.400 | $748.000 | -12% |
| Louisville | KY | $97.900 | $427.200 | $756.500 | -11% |
| Kansas City | MO | $97.900 | $427.200 | $756.500 | -11% |
| Cincinnati | OH | $97.900 | $427.200 | $756.500 | -11% |
| Buffalo | NY | $97.900 | $427.200 | $756.500 | -11% |
| Des Moines | IA | $97.900 | $427.200 | $756.500 | -11% |
| Fayetteville | AR | $97.900 | $427.200 | $756.500 | -11% |
| San Antonio | TX | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Indianapolis | IN | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Omaha | NE | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Baton Rouge | LA | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Rochester | NY | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Grand Rapids | MI | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Columbia | SC | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Pierre | SD | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Harrisburg | PA | $99.000 | $432.000 | $765.000 | -10% |
| Milwaukee | WI | $100.100 | $436.800 | $773.500 | -9% |
| Lincoln | NE | $100.100 | $436.800 | $773.500 | -9% |
| Huntsville | AL | $100.100 | $436.800 | $773.500 | -9% |
| Columbus | OH | $101.200 | $441.600 | $782.000 | -8% |
| Sioux Falls | SD | $101.200 | $441.600 | $782.000 | -8% |
| Savannah | GA | $101.200 | $441.600 | $782.000 | -8% |
| Pensacola | FL | $101.200 | $441.600 | $782.000 | -8% |
| Rapid City | SD | $101.200 | $441.600 | $782.000 | -8% |
| Pittsburgh | PA | $102.300 | $446.400 | $790.500 | -7% |
| Albuquerque | NM | $102.300 | $446.400 | $790.500 | -7% |
| Tucson | AZ | $102.300 | $446.400 | $790.500 | -7% |
| Lexington | KY | $102.300 | $446.400 | $790.500 | -7% |
| Fort Worth | TX | $103.400 | $451.200 | $799.000 | -6% |
| Newport News | VA | $103.400 | $451.200 | $799.000 | -6% |
| Fargo | ND | $103.400 | $451.200 | $799.000 | -6% |
| Bismarck | ND | $103.400 | $451.200 | $799.000 | -6% |
| Cheyenne | WY | $104.500 | $456.000 | $807.500 | -5% |
| Houston | TX | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Jacksonville | FL | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Arlington | TX | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Norfolk | VA | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Tallahassee | FL | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Billings | MT | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Gainesville | FL | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Duluth | MN | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Augusta | ME | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Dover | DE | $105.600 | $460.800 | $816.000 | -4% |
| Charlotte | NC | $106.700 | $465.600 | $824.500 | -3% |
| New Orleans | LA | $106.700 | $465.600 | $824.500 | -3% |
| Glendale | AZ | $106.700 | $465.600 | $824.500 | -3% |
| Durham | NC | $107.800 | $470.400 | $833.000 | -2% |
| Spokane | WA | $107.800 | $470.400 | $833.000 | -2% |
| Helena | MT | $107.800 | $470.400 | $833.000 | -2% |
| Albany | NY | $107.800 | $470.400 | $833.000 | -2% |
| Raleigh | NC | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| Bakersfield | CA | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| St. Paul | MN | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| Chesapeake | VA | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| North Las Vegas | NV | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| Richmond | VA | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| Cape Coral | FL | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| North Charleston | SC | $110.000 | $480.000 | $850.000 | 0% |
| Dallas | TX | $111.100 | $484.800 | $858.500 | +1% |
| Orlando | FL | $111.100 | $484.800 | $858.500 | +1% |
| Mesa | AZ | $111.100 | $484.800 | $858.500 | +1% |
| Philadelphia | PA | $112.200 | $489.600 | $867.000 | +2% |
| Tampa | FL | $112.200 | $489.600 | $867.000 | +2% |
| Peoria | AZ | $112.200 | $489.600 | $867.000 | +2% |
| Wilmington | DE | $112.200 | $489.600 | $867.000 | +2% |
| Phoenix | AZ | $113.300 | $494.400 | $875.500 | +3% |
| Nashville | TN | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Las Vegas | NV | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Fresno | CA | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Madison | WI | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Boise | ID | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Tempe | AZ | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Carson City | NV | $114.400 | $499.200 | $884.000 | +4% |
| Colorado Springs | CO | $115.500 | $504.000 | $892.500 | +5% |
| Virginia Beach | VA | $115.500 | $504.000 | $892.500 | +5% |
| Chandler | AZ | $115.500 | $504.000 | $892.500 | +5% |
| Ithaca | NY | $115.500 | $504.000 | $892.500 | +5% |
| Trenton | NJ | $115.500 | $504.000 | $892.500 | +5% |
| Minneapolis | MN | $116.600 | $508.800 | $901.000 | +6% |
| Modesto | CA | $116.600 | $508.800 | $901.000 | +6% |
| Provo | UT | $116.600 | $508.800 | $901.000 | +6% |
| Concord | NH | $116.600 | $508.800 | $901.000 | +6% |
| Chicago | IL | $117.700 | $513.600 | $909.500 | +7% |
| Atlanta | GA | $117.700 | $513.600 | $909.500 | +7% |
| Henderson | NV | $117.700 | $513.600 | $909.500 | +7% |
| Baltimore | MD | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Stockton | CA | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Gilbert | AZ | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Reno | NV | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Providence | RI | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Charleston | SC | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Hartford | CT | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Missoula | MT | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Asheville | NC | $118.800 | $518.400 | $918.000 | +8% |
| Salt Lake City | UT | $121.000 | $528.000 | $935.000 | +10% |
| Plano | TX | $121.000 | $528.000 | $935.000 | +10% |
| Manchester | NH | $121.000 | $528.000 | $935.000 | +10% |
| Austin | TX | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Aurora | CO | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Worcester | MA | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| New Haven | CT | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Eugene | OR | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Santa Fe | NM | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Ann Arbor | MI | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Montpelier | VT | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Sarasota | FL | $123.200 | $537.600 | $952.000 | +12% |
| Bridgeport | CT | $126.500 | $552.000 | $977.500 | +15% |
| Portland | ME | $126.500 | $552.000 | $977.500 | +15% |
| Flagstaff | AZ | $126.500 | $552.000 | $977.500 | +15% |
| Olympia | WA | $126.500 | $552.000 | $977.500 | +15% |
| Scottsdale | AZ | $129.800 | $566.400 | $1.003.000 | +18% |
| Burlington | VT | $129.800 | $566.400 | $1.003.000 | +18% |
| Naperville | IL | $129.800 | $566.400 | $1.003.000 | +18% |
| Fort Collins | CO | $129.800 | $566.400 | $1.003.000 | +18% |
| Riverside | CA | $132.000 | $576.000 | $1.020.000 | +20% |
| Newark | NJ | $132.000 | $576.000 | $1.020.000 | +20% |
| Tacoma | WA | $132.000 | $576.000 | $1.020.000 | +20% |
| Sacramento | CA | $134.200 | $585.600 | $1.037.000 | +22% |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | $134.200 | $585.600 | $1.037.000 | +22% |
| Anchorage | AK | $139.700 | $609.600 | $1.079.500 | +27% |
| Miami | FL | $140.800 | $614.400 | $1.088.000 | +28% |
| Denver | CO | $140.800 | $614.400 | $1.088.000 | +28% |
| Portsmouth | NH | $140.800 | $614.400 | $1.088.000 | +28% |
| Portland | OR | $143.000 | $624.000 | $1.105.000 | +30% |
| Columbia | MD | $143.000 | $624.000 | $1.105.000 | +30% |
| Naples | FL | $143.000 | $624.000 | $1.105.000 | +30% |
| Jersey City | NJ | $148.500 | $648.000 | $1.147.500 | +35% |
| Bend | OR | $148.500 | $648.000 | $1.147.500 | +35% |
| Juneau | AK | $148.500 | $648.000 | $1.147.500 | +35% |
| Palm Springs | CA | $148.500 | $648.000 | $1.147.500 | +35% |
| Oxnard | CA | $154.000 | $672.000 | $1.190.000 | +40% |
| Sedona | AZ | $154.000 | $672.000 | $1.190.000 | +40% |
| Boulder | CO | $159.500 | $696.000 | $1.232.500 | +45% |
| Washington | DC | $167.200 | $729.600 | $1.292.000 | +52% |
| Boston | MA | $167.200 | $729.600 | $1.292.000 | +52% |
| Long Beach | CA | $170.500 | $744.000 | $1.317.500 | +55% |
| Jackson | WY | $170.500 | $744.000 | $1.317.500 | +55% |
| Santa Rosa | CA | $170.500 | $744.000 | $1.317.500 | +55% |
| Key West | FL | $170.500 | $744.000 | $1.317.500 | +55% |
| Santa Ana | CA | $173.800 | $758.400 | $1.343.000 | +58% |
| San Diego | CA | $176.000 | $768.000 | $1.360.000 | +60% |
| Anaheim | CA | $178.200 | $777.600 | $1.377.000 | +62% |
| Los Angeles | CA | $182.600 | $796.800 | $1.411.000 | +66% |
| Napa | CA | $184.800 | $806.400 | $1.428.000 | +68% |
| Seattle | WA | $189.200 | $825.600 | $1.462.000 | +72% |
| Irvine | CA | $192.500 | $840.000 | $1.487.500 | +75% |
| Santa Cruz | CA | $192.500 | $840.000 | $1.487.500 | +75% |
| Park City | UT | $192.500 | $840.000 | $1.487.500 | +75% |
| Santa Barbara | CA | $198.000 | $864.000 | $1.530.000 | +80% |
| New York | NY | $205.700 | $897.600 | $1.589.500 | +87% |
| Oakland | CA | $209.000 | $912.000 | $1.615.000 | +90% |
| Honolulu | HI | $211.200 | $921.600 | $1.632.000 | +92% |
| Martha's Vineyard | MA | $214.500 | $936.000 | $1.657.500 | +95% |
| Telluride | CO | $231.000 | $1.008.000 | $1.785.000 | +110% |
| San Jose | CA | $235.400 | $1.027.200 | $1.819.000 | +114% |
| Vail | CO | $236.500 | $1.032.000 | $1.827.500 | +115% |
| Aspen | CO | $253.000 | $1.104.000 | $1.955.000 | +130% |
| San Francisco | CA | $268.400 | $1.171.200 | $2.074.000 | +144% |