Colorado Springs vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$3006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	62	78
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	479K	676K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 33% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 917th and 2353rd ($2421 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 2nd in the United States and Finland, respectively. Check the United States vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 387th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Helsinki

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	Colorado Springs	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$9361

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Cities near Colorado Springs

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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045