Colorado Springs vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	72
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	479K	4.43M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 105% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1343rd and 5069th ($2213 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 3rd in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 341st and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Johannesburg

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	Colorado Springs	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045