Colorado Springs vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$5076
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$1225
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$2140
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$3098
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
77
😀 Quality of life
86
88
🏙️ Population
479K
639K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 14% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 977th and 1636th ($2430 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 1374th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.5 months in Detroit. Ranked 126th vs 99th best cities to live in the United States, and 403rd vs 311th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Detroit

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Colorado Springs Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$16684

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2520
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2353
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2537
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2407
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2735
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2552
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2775
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2605
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2416
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2677
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2744
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2961
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2596
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2760
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2876
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2760
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2019
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2465
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2231
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1895
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2407
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2263
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1705
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2204
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2514
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1753
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1964

Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608