Colorado Springs vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
86
62
🏙️ Population
479K
4.43M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 124% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 977th and 5031st ($2430 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 403rd and 5648th 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
$17.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$5503

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2520
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2353
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2537
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2407
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2735
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2552
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2775
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2605
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2416
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2677
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2744
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2961
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2596
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2760
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2876
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2760
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2019
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2465
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2231
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1895
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2407
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2263
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1705
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2204
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2514
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1753
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1964

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915