Colorado Springs vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
62
65
😀 Quality of life
85
88
🏙️ Population
479K
555K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 66% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 986th and 3786th ($2334 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th and 426th 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 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 287th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Colorado Springs Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$6.63
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$10601

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303