Colorado Springs vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
72
😀 Quality of life
85
61
🏙️ Population
479K
4.43M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 157% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 986th and 5921st ($2334 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 287th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Colorado Springs Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$6.63
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$4829

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Cities near Colorado Springs

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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952