Colorado Springs vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$2497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$2880
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$5411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
92
😀 Quality of life
85
91
🏙️ Population
479K
1.3M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 7% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 986th and 689th ($2334 vs $2497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th and 620th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.2 months in Dallas. Ranked 70th vs 17th best cities to live in the United States, and 287th vs 116th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Dallas

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Colorado Springs Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$6.63
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$1586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$1268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$3290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$2418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$4883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$2272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$13468

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2287
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2355
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2411
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2374
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2387
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2334
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2494
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2438
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2771
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2467
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2324
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2456
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2463
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2501
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2501
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2395
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2443
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2478
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2659
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$1912
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2502
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2183
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1801
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1852
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2312
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1916
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2013
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1707
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$1833
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2112
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1778
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2227

Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200