Colorado Springs vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	479K	1.52M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 115% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 819th and 4788th ($2548 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 31st 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 88th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 297th and 40th 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	$19.9	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038