Berlin vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4215
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	479K

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1150th and 819th ($2371 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 714th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Colorado Springs

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	Berlin	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$24668

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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