Chicago vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$5327
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1546
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$2319
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$4242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
479K

The cost of living in Chicago is 15% more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 394th and 977th ($2799 vs $2430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 857th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ranked 2nd vs 126th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 403rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Colorado Springs

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Chicago Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$2307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2000
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$1498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$24491

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2520
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2353
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2537
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2407
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2735
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2552
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2775
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2605
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2416
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2677
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2744
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2961
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2596
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2760
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2876
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2760
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2019
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2465
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2231
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1895
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2407
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2263
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1705
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2204
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2514
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1753
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1964