Chicago vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1632
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2650
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4215
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
2.75M
479K

The cost of living in Chicago is 12% more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 358th and 819th ($2851 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 714th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ranked 3rd vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 18th vs 297th 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
$19.6
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$24668

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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