Colorado Springs vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2548
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$1632
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$2650
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4215
$3790
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
62
73
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
479K
906K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 19% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 819th and 1634th ($2548 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1324th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Ranked 88th vs 73rd best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 266th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Columbus

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Colorado Springs Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1578
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2302
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2581
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1487
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24668
$20945

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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

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936