Colorado Springs vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2548
$2848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$6447
🏠 One person rent
$1632
$1737
🏘️ Family rent
$2650
$2683
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$748
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4215
$4578
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
62
91
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
479K
716K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 11% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 819th and 365th ($2548 vs $2848) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 306th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.6 months in Denver. Ranked 88th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 218th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Denver

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Colorado Springs Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$88.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$7.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1578
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2302
$2359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2581
$5706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$4.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$6.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$26.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1487
$2053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24668
$21391

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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 Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2548
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2749
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2642
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2729
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2542
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2594
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2800
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2534
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$3013
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2521
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2571
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2506
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2028
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2346
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2367
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1961
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1900
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2293
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1674
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2417
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1875
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1741
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1524
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2237
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2470
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2212
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1730
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1646