Colorado Springs vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	479K	594K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 137% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 977th and 5371st ($2430 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 306th 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 2 months in Kawaguchi. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 403rd and 694th 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	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066