Arlington vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	62
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	394K	479K

The cost of living in Arlington is 25% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 2324th and 819th ($1913 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 714th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ranked 262nd vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 895th vs 297th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Colorado Springs

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	Arlington	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$24668

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029