Colorado Springs vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	479K	594K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 134% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 971st and 5298th ($2451 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 243rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 314th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Kawaguchi

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	Colorado Springs	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$15104

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115