Colorado Springs vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2213
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4971
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1394
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2096
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4161
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
35
😀 Quality of life
85
80
🏙️ Population
479K
679K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 25% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1343rd and 2613th ($2213 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 1951st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Ranked 88th vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 341st vs 532nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs El Paso

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Colorado Springs El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.7
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1384
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1152
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2184
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2336
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2322
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.45
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1664
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24475
$7468

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2220
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2465
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2288
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2498
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2489
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2295
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2359
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2691
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2478
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2699
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2562
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2336
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2605
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2756
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2800
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2988
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2547
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2681
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2552
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2579
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$1983
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2551
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1770
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1860
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2398
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1945
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2176
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1701
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2067
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$3686
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1700
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1861
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1765
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2111

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352