Boston vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$5354
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$2327
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$631
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$4146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
676K
479K

The cost of living in Boston is 48% more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 30th and 971st ($3638 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 835th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ranked 16th vs 92nd best cities to live in the United States, and 94th vs 314th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Colorado Springs

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Boston Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$17.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$24279

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2323
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2510
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2524
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2286
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2400
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2742
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2546
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2791
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2399
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2667
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2728
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2972
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2598
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2749
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2917
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2727
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2034
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2509
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2278
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1920
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2418
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2168
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2220
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1753
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2216
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2472
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1748
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1880
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1676
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2040
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2026