Colorado Springs vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
85
95
🏙️ Population
479K
579K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 54% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 986th and 3358th ($2334 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th and 247th 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 Essen. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 287th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Essen

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Colorado Springs Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$6.63
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$9133

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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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410