Boston vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1632
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2650
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4215
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
676K
479K

The cost of living in Boston is 44% more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 27th and 819th ($3680 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 714th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ranked 20th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 297th 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
$24.8
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$24668

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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