Colorado Springs vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2421
$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5340
$4267
🏠 One person rent
$1548
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$2311
$1800
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4230
$3350
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
35
😀 Quality of life
84
79
🏙️ Population
479K
679K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 34% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 917th and 2363rd ($2421 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 1931st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Ranked 104th vs 179th best cities to live in the United States, and 387th vs 633rd 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
$17.9
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$4.49
 Cappuccino
$6.15
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.3
$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.6
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1681
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24682
$6903

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Colorado SpringsEl Paso

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2369
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2373
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2508
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2425
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2509
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2639
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2525
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2315
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2381
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2674
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2495
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2548
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2577
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2432
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2618
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2737
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2784
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2958
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2568
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2661
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2624
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2661
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2001
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2451
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2193
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1768
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1892
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2396
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1974
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2211
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1854
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1711
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2170
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2623
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1706
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1768
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1985

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$948
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1695
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1661
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$797
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1832
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1854
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$791
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1856
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$814
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1985
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$770
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$762
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1683
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1957
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2077
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2037
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$830
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2056
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2170
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2073
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2262
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2211
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1717
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1996
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2319
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2296
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2353
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$814
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2396
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2417
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2306
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353