Colorado Springs vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	94
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	479K	667K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 0.3% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 819th and 805th ($2548 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st in the United States and Denmark, respectively. Check the United States vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 297th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Copenhagen

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	Colorado Springs	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$12710

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557