Colorado Springs vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$3749
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$706
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$3314
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	65
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	479K	566K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 60% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 971st and 3968th ($2451 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 536th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 314th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Dresden

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	Colorado Springs	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$16803

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1473
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1476
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1460
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1462
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1227
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1454
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1494
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1525
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1103
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1280
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1200
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1464
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1488
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1472
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1334
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1382
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1401
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1146
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1188
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1652
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1276
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1375
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1553