Colorado Springs vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1144
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1987
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	77
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	479K	639K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 23% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 819th and 1839th ($2548 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1457th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Ranked 88th vs 98th best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 319th 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	$19.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$16262

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600