Colorado Springs vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	479K	1.98M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 199% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 917th and 6403rd ($2421 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 1st in the United States and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United States vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 387th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Colorado Springs	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$8723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719