Colorado Springs vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$4105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	96
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	479K	593K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 15% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 977th and 315th ($2430 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 2nd in the United States and Ireland, respectively. Check the United States vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 403rd and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Dublin

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	Colorado Springs	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$9426

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Cities near Colorado Springs

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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723