Colorado Springs vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2965
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	72
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	479K	620K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 54% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 819th and 3360th ($2548 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 275th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 297th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Leipzig

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	Colorado Springs	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$13142

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438