Colorado Springs vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	479K	4.8M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 112% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 819th and 4745th ($2548 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 297th and 5850th 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	$19.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$5103

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965