Colorado Springs vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	479K	1.52M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 119% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 917th and 4793rd ($2421 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 387th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Kobe

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	Colorado Springs	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$16179

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079